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🚨 Special Episode: Trump strikes Iran 🚨 Trump did it - he attacked Iran: US armed forces struck three nuclear development sites. Netanyahu is jubilant. European leaders are uneasy. The whole world is holding its breath. Listen now 🎧 www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/epi...

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“Absolutely. If you set a precedent for using the military on US soil, it doesn’t bode well for 2028.” Would Trump try to cancel the midterms? Yuval Harari explains the ways in which leaders subvert democracy to hold onto power. @maitlis.bsky.social | @lewisgoodall.com

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"The media continues to cover politics as if it is still the 1990s. 'Both parties are basically center-right or center-left parties.' The journalism infrastructure in our country wants to pretend that that’s the world that we live in. The instinct is to treat everything politicians say as valid."

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This in outrage, an insult, a typically biased BBC attack on the dwindling band of doughty warriors trying to do proper public interest journalism in an increasingly crazy world. I never cross to the weather! (Listen from about 11 minutes in…)

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"Israel is acting in a way that will produce future generations that will 𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦 them." Lord Chris Patten rejects the argument that criticising Netanyahu's and Israel's treatment of Palestinians is anti-Semitic. @lewisgoodall.com

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Climate change makes dangerous 32°C days in England 100 times more likely. Scientists warn that extreme heat is an “overlooked threat” in UK, which impacts impacting human health, NHS and economy.

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"Farage is the sort of guy that drives you out of your favourite pub." Lord Chris Patten questions why the Reform leader remains a political force - suggesting gutlessness and a squeeze on living standards fuel his rise. @lewisgoodall.com

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"There's a deep hypocrisy from the very political actors calling for justice who had the opportunity to do something about it, didn't seem to be willing to do anything at the time!" As Louise Casey’s report on grooming gangs lands, the political weaponisation of this scandal continues.

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📅 SAVE THE DATE: 6 JULY // 1PM // Argyle Square Gardens, King's Cross, London Join us for a youth-led rally (all ages welcome!) to demand: 📢 No more First Past the Post 📢 Proportional Representation now RSVP & SPREAD THE WORD: actionnetwork.org/events/londo...

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Paging the Ivor Novello Award judges...

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‘It’s the same claim he’s been making since at least 1992.’ @mrjamesob.bsky.social runs through the times Netanyahu previously warned that Iran’s nuclear bomb was ‘imminent’.

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The police’s many problems, hybrid working as the new normal & early coverage of & insights into the heartbreaking Air India crash. tinyurl.com/4rrn2mkx

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These new video comment pieces are a bit snazzy. Here's me on the spending review.

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🔥Daisy Cooper quotes Best for Britain's research in her response to Rachel Reeves. 📊 A deeper relationship with the EU will deliver 2.2% growth according to our research, equivalent to £25 billion per year in extra tax revenue. 🇪🇺 Want growth? Cut trade barriers with the EU.

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'You are exactly the problem here' @lewisgoodall.com says that caller Trevor is not entitled to his parents' house.

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In exactly one month will be the anniversary of the most disproportional general election result in our history. To mark it, thousands of people around the country will be taking action to demand: 📢 No more FPTP 📢 Proportional Representation now Find out more and sign up👇

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This will probably come as no surprise to anyone but… www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/ref...

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'When nearly half of people are so financially fragile that they are living in fear of a £100 bill, something has gone very wrong' www.bigissue.com/news/housing...

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Baroness Hazarika, "If Lucy Connolly had just said the despicable racist things on a regular basis, that is fine that is her right" "But when she says to go a burn down hotels, that's where she is crossing the line" "Lucy Connolly was inciting violence"

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Today, we are honoured to welcome Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla to Canada. This Royal Visit is a reminder of the bond between Canada and the Crown, one forged over generations. My statement: www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/stat... Photo: Millie Pilkington

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A record number of Americans applied for British citizenship in the first three months of this year, and for the right to live and work in Britain indefinitely, according to official data.

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"The government's current proposals for inheritance tax reform will catch too many family farms who will simply not be able to pay the bill." ‪@amcarmichaelmp.bsky.social‬

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As the individuals & media institutions that peddled the original Brexit lies try to reignite the fires of furious ignorance, we find reasons to be hopeful that it won’t work again. Can ‘Sophiaphobia’ be overcome? tinyurl.com/4rrn2mkx

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🤔But Your Emails!🤔 Send over your questions for @dorianlynskey.bsky.social, @zoegrunewald.bsky.social and @rafaelbehr.bsky.social ⬇️

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We beat the Conservatives at the local elections. Now we're ahead in today's YouGov poll. Liberal Democrats are on track to overtake the Conservatives at the next General Election.

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"My fear is that Starmer stops there." Lib Dem leader Ed Davey welcomes the EU reset deal but stops short of backing a return to free movement. @maitlis.bsky.social | @jonsopel1.bsky.social

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Today, over 20,000 bee species are buzzing for #WorldBeeDay 🐝 Bees & other pollinators keep 80% of crop and wild flowering plants alive. Yet, 1 in 10 bee, hoverfly, and butterfly species are now at risk of extinction in the EU.

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A new chapter in our 🇪🇺🇬🇧 relations. Today, we agreed on a Strategic Partnership with the UK to strengthen our bilateral relationship and deliver tangible benefits for our citizens. The partnership covers key areas ↓

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Some praise for Starmer for once - and he deserves it. And an unexpected Popey Wokey Dokey!

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“LA leaders may say we're ‘welcoming the world’ but we have put ourselves in a situation where the world is very much not welcomed.” via @awalkerinla.bsky.social

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The increasingly fragmented party system has MPs thinking about chaos at the next election Tactical voting strategies could be upended, with Lib Dems admitting it's a problem for the 'only we can win here' message Could left & right blocs emerge? ft @timbale.bsky.social, @drjennings.bsky.social

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🇪🇺 75 Years of the Schuman Declaration 🇪🇺 On 9 May 1950, Robert Schuman put forward a bold idea: unite Europe by pooling coal and steel production to make war ‘not merely unthinkable, but materially impossible.’

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Other parties are too busy terrified of Reform or trying desperately to sound exactly like them. Only the Liberal Democrats can stand strong against divisive populism, defend true British values and offer a positive alternative to the hate and division.

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⚡️🧵On Friday we ran focus groups for @38degrees.bsky.social @mcgregor.bsky.social & @uclpolicylab.bsky.social in Runcorn with those who voted Reform, Labour, Green or hadn't voted to explore why. These are the 1st groups I can remember where just those participants could have changed the result.

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The Lib Dems – largely unnoticed – gained 163 seats and three councils. Here's my piece on how they conquered Middle England. www.newstatesman.com/politics/lib...

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Please please make sure you vote. 🗳️ make sure your voice is heard. #elections #uk #vote

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💥 I’ve just signed the petition calling for a “National Commission on Electoral Reform” - Will YOU sign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/nc...

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For the UK and EU, helping goods cross borders can drive the economic growth that can help us meet the huge external threats we face together. www.politics.co.uk/comment/2025...

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Too many vehicles on EU roads are unsafe or highly polluting. We've proposed updated vehicle inspections to improve road safety and reduce harmful emissions, while supporting the transition to cleaner, smarter mobility. More info ↓ europa.eu/!Tv3fmw

submitted 59 days ago • 17 comments

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submitted 62 days ago • 21 comments

It is incredibly disappointing that Labour and the Conservatives chose not to support our vote on new hospitals today. You can't expect to retain staff and provide high quality care when so many are negotiating leaking roofs and sewage is backing up on the ward.

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77% of Europeans believe we should have a common defence and security policy. We are confronted today with extraordinary security and defence challenges. To meet them, we aim to ⬇️

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Now more than ever, we must stand up for core liberal values—equality, democracy, human rights, and the rule of law. Join us in defending these values: http://libdems.org.uk/join

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