Joe Yeardley

A former Hampshire county council Tory leader who claimed more than £15,000 in allowances over six months – despite failing to attend meetings in that period – has won a ceremonial honour for “dedication and hard work”.

Election Maps uses MRP. The Green vote is very spread out so it’s hard to translate into seats. Main caveat is that it’s probably harder to accurately model potential Green gains if they win significantly more votes

It is so wonderful to see both our presidential candidates @joshbabarinde.bsky.social and @pruebray.bsky.social coming together to push back against the Quotas rule changes 🫶

The text of our thread on an image of Big Ben with a rainbow and a trans flag.

The text of our thread on an image of Big Ben with a rainbow and a trans flag.

LGBT+ Liberal Democrats condemn our party's decision to base internal gender quotas on sex assigmed at birth.

This trans-exclusionary decision is an attack on one of the most vulnerable groups in our society.
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Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010, study finds Reduction comes from energy generated from windfarms and lower cost of gas owing to lower demand

Wind power has cut £104 billion from UK energy costs since 2010.⚡

We must make clear the shift to renewables isn’t just good for the planet - it’s a huge economic opportunity.

Continued investment in renewables will cut energy costs, create jobs and boost local economies.

If you're a candidate in the @libdems.org.uk internal elections, or ever have been, please revoke the party's right to use or hold your sex assigned at birth. We have a handy form: 👇
lgbtlibdems.org.uk/civicrm/peti...

We take no joy criticising a young left-wing UK political figure who has often spoken up for workers' rights and progressive causes. But these barely coherent comments from Zarah Sultana on Ukraine sum up much of what is wrong with her wing of the left www.instagram.com/reel/DQT62ys...

How it started vs How it's going.

More details: buff.ly/GbIKw4P

Graph showing local council seat changes since May

Latest seat changes in local council elections

Hi folks sorry had a bit of break. Big night for the @libdems.org.uk last night winning 7 of 9 local by-elections. Reform grabbed one from LibDems. Labour, Tory & Greens all lost seats. But it wasn’t a Reform night. Often press parrots reform doing well in local council by-elex so here’s a counter.

On a backbone trail in Bryce Canyon

One day, when it’s safe, when there’s no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it’s too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this.
-Omar El Akkad

Pics of the day

#photography

Independent. Liberal Democrat leader to make case for ‘co-operation’ on visit to Scotland. 07 Oct 2025.

Starmer, Badenoch and Farage are all competing to pinch ideas from Donald Trump to make Britain more isolated and insular.

Instead, Liberal Democrats will make the case for internationalism, cooperation and working closely with our allies in Europe and across the Commonwealth.

A childlike drawing of a yellow smartphone with a blue screen. On the screen is an orange card that reads “Say No to Mandatory Digital ID” in uneven handwriting. Above the drawing, in plain black text, it says: “our designer is on annual leave today, please sign our petition.”

Keir Starmer says everyone in the UK will be required to have mandatory digital ID.

That’s not the kind of country we want to be.

“Liberal Democrats cannot support a mandatory digital ID where people are forced to turn over their private data just to go about their daily lives... People shouldn’t be turned into criminals just because they can’t have a digital ID, or choose not to.” — Victoria Collins, Liberal Democrat Science, Innovation and Technology Spokesperson.

Liberal Democrats cannot support mandatory digital IDs. People shouldn't be criminalised just because they don't want to hand over their private data.

Formal alliances are tricky and could bleed supporters. The Lib Dems, and to a lesser extent the Greens, have highly focused campaigns and are unlikely to be targetting the same constituencies

Labour’s manifesto promised £2 billion more cuts than the coalition delivered

Voters across the country have chosen our community politics over the Conservatives' neglect and disdain.

This is the first time ever that we have beaten both the Conservatives and Labour at local elections, and we now control more councils across the UK than the Conservatives.

A low-resolution picture of page 3 of today's Financial Times, a paper famously printed on slightly pink paper. The main headline is 'Lib Dems chase 'big opportunity' in push for Tory rout in southern shires', with the subtitle 'Leader Davey hopes party will be major beneficiary of discontent with Labour and Conservatives' just visible. A very large picture is in the centre, of a besuited Sir Ed Davey MP walking down a village lane in bright sunshine, alongside a woman wearing sunglasses, a red short-sleeved top, a black skirt and leggings, and brown boots.

What's that? Oh, just Ed Davey campaigning beside a trans #LibDem local election candidate as the main picture in the leading article about the local elections in today's FT!

Best of luck to all @libdems.org.uk candidates in tomorrow's local elections. 💛

FT article here: www.ft.com/content/8089...

Taking on Trump Only the Liberal Democrats will stand up to Trump, invest in the UK’s security, support Ukraine, hold back Russia, deepen our ties with European and commonwealth partners, and stand up for liberal,…

Trump continues to be an unreliable ally. Today members passed new policy to strengthen the UK’s hand.

Our policy includes:
🇺🇦 Support for Ukraine by seizing Russian assets
🇪🇺 A 4 step plan to rebuild UK-EU relations
🪖 Increased defence spending
🌎 Restoring international development

Freedom to live you life as who you are is not too much to ask. Today, members passed our new policy to strengthen the rights of the LGBTQ+ community and support them as in living their lives freely.