Brian Mathew MP

I am horrified by the images of a mosque in Peacehaven burning after a suspected arson attack.

Everyone should be able to worship free from fear and terror.

Islamophobia is totally unacceptable. Those who spread hatred and incite violence against Muslim communities must stop.

Leaving the ECHR would hand Putin a huge victory.

Those who advocate doing so are colluding with an enemy of our country.

They are traitors.

Hiding the truth won’t change history. A nation built on Brown and Black suffering will remain a nation built on Brown and Black suffering.

We in the UK have to retake the flags. They are currently very powerful weapons in the hands of the enemies of democracy. One step in doing that is linking the flags to the war against fascism. Let's see how well Farage and Yaxley-Lennon can stomach that.

We must do the same for Melksham and see a new railway station opened at Devizes Gateway

The UK must lead on the world stage in acknowledging the genocide taking place in Gaza – and advocating for a return to diplomacy.

What is happening in Gaza is a genocide. And the President of the United States is doing nothing to stop it.

Keir Starmer must raise this with Trump during the state visit.

Brazil has jailed former President Bolsonaro for 27 years for trying to overturn a democratic election result. Trump is in the White House.

The USA is a first world country with a broken political system and a corrupt third-world government.

I’m old enough to remember when Conservative Party leaders believed in law and order.

YouTube video by Brian Mathew MP Brian Mathew MP questions the transport minister on Devizes Gateway and the Bath & Wiltshire Metro

I raised both Devizes Gateway Railway station and the Bath & Wiltshire Metro in the Commons this morning. I will keep pushing for the rail network Wiltshire needs and deserves.

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YouTube video by Brian Mathew MP Dr Brian Mathew MP on the pressures facing community pubs

🍺 Pubs are the heart of our communities🍺

This week I stood up in Parliament for our local pubs. They’re more than just places to eat and drink. They’re where neighbours meet, friendships are made, and communities thrive.

Profitable pubs pay taxes. Closed pubs don’t.

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Shocking.... Reform are a disgrace

A letter from our Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs Calum Miller MP to David Lammy Foreign Secretary on the ongoing situation in Gaza, Palestine and Israel.

Ministers didn't do cost review of English council mergers The government relied on a report by a lobbyist group that now says reorganisation could make no savings.

Liberal Democrat deputy leader Daisy Cooper said: "It beggars belief that the government has embarked on a huge reorganisation of vital services, in a way which piles even more costs onto councils, whose finances are already on the brink."
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Britain can’t afford Elon’s next power trip.

Today Ed Davey has written to the Energy Secretary urging him to block Musk’s electricity supply licence. The government should be putting the national interest first, not worrying about upsetting Elon Musk.

Ian Hislop calls arrest of man holding Private Eye cartoon at Gaza protest ‘mind-boggling’ Jon Farley arrested under Terrorism Act at Leeds demonstration for holding sign making joke about Palestine Action ban

Mind-boggling.... www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

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Africa to be hit hard as UK foreign aid cuts revealed A Foreign Office report shows the biggest cuts will come in Africa with less spent on women's health and water sanitation.

For SHAME.... BBC News - Africa to be hit hard as UK foreign aid cuts revealed
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Spoke in the IDC last week on global access to clean water & sanitation 🌍💧 WASH saves lives, helps schools & supports women’s health. UK aid must keep leading on this. No one should go without clean water in 2025. 🚰✊

Keir Starmer, we are voters in Somerset and Dorset and have sent you these letters urging you to give the #CANBill emergency debate time. We want to see real action on the climate and nature crisis.
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📝 650 letters, one message: it’s time for #REALChange.

🌍 Chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall led a coalition of scientists, leaders and campaigners to deliver letters from every UK constituency to Keir Starmer—urging him to bring back the Climate and Nature Bill for a debate and vote.

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The first page of a letter to the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary regarding the situation in Gaza. The letter reads: Dear Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary, As I know you will agree, the suffering and carnage we have witnessed in the last 18 months across Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories have shown - beyond any doubt - that only a political resolution can end the bloodshed and support a long-term peace in the Middle East. This was clear long before Hamas unleashed its horrific terrorist attack on Israel on 7th October 2023 and the Netanyahu Government's response: its devastating military campaign in Gaza and proposals for total annexation, its abhorrent blockade of aid to the Strip and its illegal expansion of settlements across the West Bank, all of which are devastating the lives and hopes of Palestinians. In the face of these realities, the Government can no longer sit on its hands and simply hope for the conditions for peace to emerge spontaneously. Indeed, while we delay, the policies advocated by extremist elements in Israel's cabinet might remove the chance of there being any Palestinian state to recognise. In these circumstances, it would be wrong to force the Palestinians to meet certain conditions to "earn" recognition. Instead, we should recognise the Palestinian right to a state. British Ministers have a unique and historic obligation to play an active role in contributing to a just, political resolution to the conflict. The durability of that resolution will depend entirely on the extent to which it can deliver justice and security for both Palestinians and Israelis.

As we have stated forthrightly over many years, Liberal Democrats believe that only a two-state solution - based on 1967 borders - can provide the framework for a sustainable peace. Next week's summit in New York - co-sponsored by France and Saudi Arabia - presents a unique opportunity to take a vital step towards building a two-state solution through issuing a joint declaration of recognition for Palestine. We were encouraged by the Foreign Secretary's statement in the House on 20 May, stating that the UK was in active discussions on this point with France and Saudi Arabia and that this had been discussed with the Saudi Arabian Prime Minister. But we are deeply concerned by reports that the ambitions of the summit have been watered down. It would be highly concerning were the UK making the case against recognition at this crucial time. For many years, Liberal Democrats have called on the Government to accept and shoulder our responsibility to the Middle East; to recognise our historic obligations to the region and act - decisivety - to help deliver the conditions for peace. Reflecting these obligations, will the Government commit at next week's summit to take the step already made by several of our allies across Europe - including Spain, Norway and Ireland last year - and formally recognise the state of Palestine along 1967 borders? Taking this step would not only give hope to millions of Palestinians and wrest control away from the extremists in Hamas but also reflect - in law - a realistic and just vision for the future of the region. formal recognition of Palestine at next week's meeting. The time for hesitation and delay is over. Now is the moment to act with courage and to do all we can to bring about that political condition of two states which we know offers the only realistic prospect of peace. Yours sincerely. The Rt Hon Sir Ed Davey MP Leader of the Liberal Democrats Calum Miller MP Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson

The first of two pages of co-signatories to the letter, all Liberal Democrat MPs.

The second of two pages of co-signatories to the letter, all Liberal Democrat MPs. The letter is signed by all 72 Liberal Democrat MPs.

We in the UK have a historic responsibility in relation to Israel and Palestine, not least given our involvement in the 20th century. I am joining my @libdems.org.uk colleagues in calling for immediate formal recognition of a Palestinian state on 1967 borders.

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International Development Committee on X: "Today, @CommonsIDC member @BrianMathewLD held a Westminster Hall debate on US aid cuts, drawing on the committee’s work on the value for money of aid spending. You can watch the debate here: https://t.co/LQwZZzCYgS" / X Today, @CommonsIDC member @BrianMathewLD held a Westminster Hall debate on US aid cuts, drawing on the committee’s work on the value for money of aid spending. You can watch the debate here: https://t.co/LQwZZzCYgS

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Nice u-turn, Rachel Reeves MP @labouruk.bsky.social 👌

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