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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

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“Never Again”: Lords Fury Over Zambia Poisoning Scandal Britain’s peers have sounded the alarm over a shocking public health disaster in Kabwe, Zambia, a town scarred by decades of lead mining and now known as one of the most polluted places on Earth.

“Never Again”: Lords Fury Over Zambia Poisoning Scandal

British peers yesterday sounded the alarm over the public health disaster in Kabwe, a town scarred by colonial-era mining & now one of the world's most polluted places

Development Minister Champion said there are “clear lessons” to be learnt

Tens of thousands of people in Kabwe, including thousands of children, are suffering as a result of contamination left behind by lead mining, most of which occurred during British colonial rule. The mining company responsible and the UK must ensure justice and restitution for the people of Kabwe.

Great to attend informative @resultsuk.bsky.social parliamentary event on nutrition with @annagelderdmp.bsky.social, Audrey Christiane Assamoi, Sunit Bagree (Results UK) and Jean Michel Grand (Action Against Hunger UK)

Horrified by the shocking attacks in Australia on Hanukkah. My thoughts are with all those who have lost someone or were otherwise impacted and with the Jewish community and all who live in fear of this sort of senseless violence

Could it be you? New vacancy listed on Lib Dem website: Infrastructure & Volunteer Organiser (Waverley Lib Dems)

Speaking at the launch of this shocking report exposing the ongoing impact of the pollution left behind by past lead mining, Professor Dr Stephan Bose O’Reilly of University Hospital Munich said this: ‘Mining profits were extracted but the poison was left behind.’

Horrifying to see this. It is utterly unacceptable and shameful that this is occurring. We have to resist hatred against communities wherever it occurs.

The latest police stats on hate crimes are incredibly worrying. We can't just stand by as communities of faith are targeted on Britain.

Great to hear @LibDems International Development spokesperson, @monicaharding.bsky.social speaking at Lib Dem conference, about the importance of nutrition in development, particularly for women and girls.

The world is looking on in horror as Netanyahu's Government plots to lock Gaza's entire population into effectively a giant prison.

The Prime Minister should make it clear that the UK won't stand idly by, starting by sanctioning Netanyahu himself.

More deliberate disinformation around net zero in the UK press this time in relation to possible alignment of the UK EU ETS. The figures quoted in the article are absolute bollocks. Indeed alignment removes friction to trade and is a positive and welcome step. My gut instinct is that will be agreed.

Dear David, I write to underscore my deep concern over the Israeli Government's stated objectives for Gaza and to urge you and the Government to take stronger action against Israel if it does not change course. As my colleague Monica Harding described in the House of Commons earlier this week, Liberal Democrats consider the Israeli Government's decision to approve plans for "the conquest of Gaza" to be disgraceful. It will wreak more devastation and displacement on Palestinians after months of bombardment, while also narrowing the path back to a ceasefire. It will only harm the chances of getting the remaining hostages in Hamas' captivity back to Israel. I understand that the Government shares this view and strongly opposes Israel's actions. Yet, despite our many debates and statements at each turn of the development of this crisis, Israel has not changed course. Instead, it has hardened its position and extended its war aims in Gaza. The time has come for the UK to take a much firmer position and to make clear to the government of Israel that, if it continues on this path, there will be serious consequences. Can you please confirm that the UK Government regards the military strategy for Gaza adopted by the Israeli Cabinet on Sunday as a flagrant breach of international law and therefore utterly wrong and completely unacceptable? If you can, I urge you to work with colleagues across the House to develop a robust UK response to Israel's actions. The UK is most effective when we present a united front. The Liberal Democrats have proposed a series of policies aimed at building a path to a sustainable peace in the region. These have never been more needed. So, I urge you now to implement the following proposals: • Ban the export of all UK arms to Israel, ensuring that no UK weapons can be used in the perpetration of human rights abuses in Gaza. • Immediately recognise the state of Palestine - ideally in concert with other allies like France

- to show our support for Palestinian self-determination and a two-state solution based on the 1967 borders. • Sanction the extremist Ministers Ben-Givr and Smotrich, who actively promote expansion into the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs). The Israeli Government's proposals bring into sharp focus the July 2024 advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories. The intention to capture Gaza sits alongside the pattern of violent settler expansion in the West Bank that has been advocated by some members of the Israeli Cabinet. Can you confirm when the Attorney General will provide his view on this opinion? Has he already provided guidance to you on how the Government should proceed in its relations with Israel to ensure it does not aid and abet actions that breach international humanitarian law? And, in view of the expansion of violent settler activity in the West Bank, will you also agree to implement the Liberal Democrat proposal to ban UK trade with the illegal settlements? This past week also marks 60 days since the start of the Israeli Government's latest blockade of Gaza. In that time, we have seen the humanitarian crisis on the ground only intensify. Lack of access to essential supplies and medicines is compounding the suffering of Palestinians who have already endured months of military bombardment, while the announcement by the World Food Programme that its food stores in Gaza have been entirely depleted are generating grave fears about mass starvation. Given the urgency with which action is required, I would welcome your responses on the following questions: • How is the Government working with international partners to pressure the Israeli Government to allow aid to reach Gaza? • Are contingency measures being considered to ensure aid reaches those suffering in Gaza, even if the Israeli Government continues to block the direct supply of aid into the Strip? I know you share my frustration wi…

Yesterday, I sent a letter to the Foreign Secretary urging the UK to take stronger action if Israel continues its military assault on Gaza - including a total arms export ban, the recognition of Palestine and sanctions on extremist Israeli ministers.

Yesterday, in Westminster, I spoke online to health workers in Myanmar & heard about the ongoing crisis they & their patients are facing. Since the 2021 coup, there have been over 1,500 attacks and threats against health workers and healthcare infrastructure. The world must act to protect them.

At the FCDO launch of its handbook on international humanitarian law (IHL), Samy Guessabi, country director for @actioncontrelafaim.bsky.social in Sudan, sets out the scale of humanitarian suffering arising from conflict and the need for IHL to be upheld to protect civilians.

MOD Senior Lawyer, Tabitha Bonney, at the FCDO launch of its practitioner’s legal handbook: Conflict, Hunger and International Humanitarian Law, makes the important point that while conflict drives hunger, hunger also drives conflict and insecurity

WFP’s food stocks in Gaza have been depleted.

◾No food has entered Gaza in over 7 weeks — the longest border closure the Strip has ever faced.
◾WFP has more than 116,000 tons of food positioned at aid corridors, ready to enter as soon as borders reopen.

The international community must act to ensure food reaches the people of Gaza. The Israeli government’s denial of access for essential humanitarian aid is unconscionable

Britain’s Lord Oates demands accountability for Zim journalist’s arrest The story of Zimbabwean journalist Blessed Mhlanga, currently behind bars, has resonated in the British Parliament, as Lord Jonny Oates...

The story of Zimbabwean journalist Blessed Mhlanga, currently behind bars, has resonated in the British Parliament, as Lord Jonny Oates…

In a debate on media freedom in the House of Lords today, I raised the case of Zimbabwe journalist Blessed Mhlanga who has now been detained for 59 days for no other reason than reporting the truth. tinyurl.com/y2esev3h

Labour must do more at speed and scale to secure our energy security and green future. That means a much better communications strategy. Working with and not doing to. Energy market reform to lower energy bills sooner rather than latter. Greater support for energy efficiency measures and heat pumps

Changes at Reading leave chemistry students worried about their future Students at every stage of their degrees feel left in the dark by course closures and changes in research focus

Chemistry to close at Aston, Bradford and Hull - while merged and threatened at Reading. More will go. Country on a self-destruct mission.
www.chemistryworld.com/news/changes...

Looking forward to taking part in an event at the Marmalade Festival at the Skoll World Forum this afternoon to discuss bold actions to end child malnutrition, hosted by @ciffchild.bsky.social with @actioncontrelafaim.bsky.social @uamh.bsky.social, Emergency Nutrition Network, PoN and Dimagi

The US just voted alongside Russia, Belarus and North Korea against a UN resolution to support Ukraine.

This is a wake-up call for all those cheerleading Trump in our country.

Dr Arumna Oteh,Chair of the Royal African Society, reminds us at the #Mandela20 High Level Event that despite progress towards making poverty history, 800 million people still go to bed hungry every day and urges us all in the spirit of Madiba, to do more.

100% agree. Imagine if the 1945 Labour govt, instead of creating the NHS, had waited until Jan 1946 and announced a Commission on health that would report in 1949 - we wouldn’t now have an NHS.

Deeply concerned by Israeli Defence Force assault on Kamal Adwan hospital and the detention of its Director Dr Hussain Abu Safiyeh. The international community must make clear that @IDF will be held responsible for his safety. He should be released immediately.

Great piece by Zimbabwe democracy and human rights campaigner Mako Haruzivishe

Spurs' best win in the premier league era? Podcast Episode · The View From The Lane: The Athletic FC's Tottenham show · 11/25/2024 · 49m

NEW POD 😍

- Maddison's redemption 🥹
- Kulusevski's quality 🤩
- The 5 best victories against City ⚽️
- Sarr, Solanke et al 🥰

@dannykellywords.bsky.social, @jamestmaw.bsky.social & @jaydmharris.bsky.social & @jackpittbrooke.bsky.social

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