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Ken Robinson - I just love this... youtube.com/shorts/vFkC4Gu…

If you want to know where your #Lambeth council tax goes, this is the cost of its in-house litigation team for last year: Housing Legal Team £1,496,781 Children’s Team £2,691,075 Employment Legal Team £250,464 Prosecution Legal Team £230,744 Adults Legal Team £387,571

One third of ALL council housing building started in London this year has been by Lib Dem Sutton council. A great achievement from the Lib Dem team - but also a reflection that Labour have failed on housing - contributing to our terrible levels of homelessness.

LibDem Calum Miller, "The Labour gov should be lifting red tape and helping businesses have the prospect of growth" "The biggest opportunity the UK has to grow is to restore our relationship with the European Union" "The National Bureau Of Economic Research in the US says the UK loses £90 billion a year in tax revenue" #RejoinEU #BBCQT

Let’s hope this powerful Guardian article finally sparks real change. It’s hard to understand why it’s taken so long to see right from wrong. ⁦@LambethLibDems⁩ will keep standing with residents, justice must prevail. ⁦⁦@LondonLibDems⁩ theguardian.com/society/2025/o…

@JaneyisLittle Wishing you the very best, Janey, in your candidacy. All power to you 👍👍

In my time in the Liberal Democrats, I have always fought for what I believe in and worked hard to defend liberal values. I was proud to serve for 2 years on the Party's Federal Board and I am putting myself forward in the internal elections to continue that work. More soon 👀

@LibDemDonna @JaneyisLittle Could not agree more! 👍👍

@JaneyisLittle Janey is an outstanding candidate with my full support. This misogynistic hate thrown at her is vile and unacceptable. We need more women and young people in politics — not driven out by abuse. This behaviour shames our democracy.

UK plc is anxiously searching for growth - and free trade agreements are key to that. How about a free trade agreement with European neighbours. And no, that DOESN’T mean rejoining the EU! #politics #europe

Why is the government happy to cosy up to China, but won't even look at a better customs deal with our closest neighbours in Europe? Ministers say they’re looking everywhere for growth but are ignoring what is staring them in the face.

Tonight, the President announced pardons and commutations of sentences for those who violently attacked the Capitol and law enforcement officers on January 6th. The President's actions are an outrageous insult to our justice system and the heroes who suffered physical scars and emotional trauma as they protected the Capitol, the Congress and the Constitution. It is shameful that the President has decided to make one of his top priorities the abandonment and betrayal of police officers who put their lives on the line to stop an attempt to subvert the peaceful transfer of power. Despite the President’s decision, we must always remember the extraordinary courage and valor of the law enforcement heroes who stood in the breach and ensured that democracy survived on that dark day.

@DjokerNole Respect, Mr D.

A few words about what happened on court.

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@thatginamiller @FlappySocks @pritipatel @bbclaurak At the heart of that flexible and unwritten constitution is the idea that Parliament is sovereign. Not 10 Downing St, not referenda. A principle that seems to have been conveniently overlooked by Boris and others during the Brexit wars.

For clarity. We do not have a written constitution so a PM's actions can set precedents for future PMs. If May and Johnson had been successful in bypassing Parliament and change our rights, future PMs could do the same - irrespective of political party. Just consider a PM pushing through these 3 polocies without Parliament's involvement? - compulsory conscription for all 18 year olds for 5 years - scrapping of all abortions laws - scrapping of all laws around polluting our rivers and waterways

@pritipatel lying. The Acts only went through Parliament because I took PMs May and Johnson to the Supreme Court and won. Both were attempting to put themselves above the law and bypass our sovereign Parliament! @bbclaurak - call them out when they're blatantly lying!

@JamesMacCleary @CalumMillerLD Yes fully agree - and on reading a number of the comments in this thread below, struck by a number which bear absolutely no relation to what Calum actually said!

Absolutely barn storming performance from @CalumMillerLD. A closer relationship with Europe is clearly in the UK's interests - especially with Trump in the White House. Let's just get on with it!

Calum Miller, "We know the NHS is in crisis because of the damage done by the Conservatives and I have sympathy with Labour trying to deal with that" "But I'm also disappointed that Labour is not getting on with it faster.. I don't understand why social care report needs to take three years" #BBCQT

@bbcquestiontime could Fiona stop panellists waffling please? Surely it’s feasible to get through more than three questions in the entire programme?

@bbcquestiontime AND the Labour Minister says in response: “there’s no reason it should take three years” to collaborate. Great, well get in a room together then!

“Social care is holding up people from leaving hospital” Lib Dem Calum Miller says his party would “love” to work cross-party on social care reform to alleviate NHS pressures, and is disappointed Labour are “not getting on with it faster” #bbcqt

@NicholasTyrone Marathon not a sprint!

Given the current lack of debate on Brexit, I have to take some comfort in Ed Davey calling for a UK-EU customs union. It moves the conversation on a little. But it still feels pretty weak - is that as far as the Lib Dems are willing to go on Europe?

@BarryHo31114049 @CalumMillerLD Yes - excited by this. Have a feeling he will do well…

@Alistair_X @LibDems Although constitutionally, parliament is sovereign, non?

"Forming a Customs Union with the EU is the single biggest thing we can do to turbocharge our economy in the medium and long term. "But an agreement to work towards one would unlock big economic benefits for the UK now and start tearing down those damaging Conservative trade barriers this year. It would be a win-win for our country." @EdwardJDavey