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David Preedy @dkpreedy.bsky.social · 4h

There are many areas where the progressive vote is better directed away from Labour, eg here in Surrey where LibDems are surging. Labour could do 2 things - ideally switch from FPTP to PR; secondly be prepared to compromise on policy issues to form a joint administration - unlike in 2010

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Barry Howard 🔶 @barryhow2c.bsky.social · 1d

Lib Dems take Birmingham council seat from Labour

Looking ahead to full council elections next year, the leader of the Lib Dems group on the authority Roger Harmer said: "Labour are finished in Birmingham next May, and it's the Lib Dems who are beating them.
#LibDems
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Birmingham Lib Dems take Moseley council seat from Labour - BBC News

Philip Mills beats the Labour candidate by 484 votes in the Moseley ward by-election.

www.bbc.com

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Susie Dent @susiedent.com · 1d

There is a moment at this time of year when the word ‘apricity’ really comes into view. For those who don’t know it, it was recorded only once, in 1623, before slipping out of view. Apricity is the warmth of the sun on a chilly day.

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 9h

The two-child limit is cruel, self-defeating and traps children in a life of poverty.

It's time to end it once and for all.

Three young, smiling children hugging, beneath the text, "Scrap the two-child cap and tackle child poverty."

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kaybell27.bsky.social @kaybell27.bsky.social · 9h

The one positive many of us took from the success of Reform gaining Councils earlier in the year, is that the British public would finally see them in control. Thankfully they have proved to be as inept and corrupt as we expected and it has opened the eyes of who Reform truly are for many more.

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 23h

In local elections up and down the country, the Liberal Democrats are winning week-in, week-out.

Lib Dems winning

Liberal Democrats have won more council by-elections than Labour, Conservatives and the Green Party combined.

Ref - 49
LD - 43
Con - 15
Lab - 13
Grn - 11

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David Preedy @dkpreedy.bsky.social · 10h

Only one anti-Brexiter on the panel, so Fiona Bruce leaves her to last when there's only 1 minute left. #bbcqt is in appalling hands

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David Preedy @dkpreedy.bsky.social · 10h

The choice of start date will resonate with most Britons. It is of course Fireworks Night when we remember the Gunpowder Plot

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David Preedy @dkpreedy.bsky.social · 10h

As an outsider I'm not fully conversant with the US Constitution, so please could somebody point out where the concept of "federal immunity" is articulated?

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 1d

10th boat blown up in the Caribbean.

6 people dead this time.

Not a single arrest made.

Not an ounce recovered.

Not a shred of evidence provided.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 1d

So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube.

Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).

*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”

youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc

President Reagan's Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade on April 25, 1987

YouTube video by Reagan Library

youtu.be

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Britain Elects @britainelects.com · 1d

✅ Liberal Democrat HOLD

Glastonbury (Somerset) council by-election result:

LDEM: 36.4% (-0.7)
REF: 21.6% (+21.6)
CON: 20.9% (-9.7)
GRN: 19.8% (-7.5)
LAB: 1.4% (+1.4)

No Ind (-5.2) as prev.

+/- 2022

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 80th day out of the last 92.

The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.

It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

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Claire S (UK not USA) @csav55.bsky.social · 1d

Tactical voting in action? The polls had Plaid and Reform neck and neck, looks like Labour voters went for Plaid. I always vote Lib Dem because a Labour vote in my constituency is a waster vote, we got rid of Alex Chalk last year by voting tactically. It's the People's PR.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 1d

It was a blow for Reform which had led in the polls. There was a big Stop Farage campaign which suggests this could be effective in future elections.

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David Preedy @dkpreedy.bsky.social · 1d

So LD gains from Labour, Con & Independent today

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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 1d

Dunster (Somerset) Council By-Election Result:

🔶 LDM: 49.6% (+8.5)
➡️ RFM: 28.9% (New)
🌳 CON: 19.0% (-22.9)
🌹 LAB: 1.9% (-4.2)

No GRN (-10.3) as previous.

Liberal Democrat GAIN from Conservative.
Changes w/ 2022.

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David Preedy @dkpreedy.bsky.social · 1d

A rare event these days

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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 1d

Moseley (Birmingham) Council By-Election Result:

🔶 LDM: 34.7% (-11.9)
🌹 LAB: 24.4% (-14.1)
🙋 Ind: 19.6% (New)
🌍 GRN: 10.1% (+1.5)
➡️ RFM: 7.3% (New)
🌳 CON: 2.4% (-4.1)
🙋 Ind: 1.7% (New)

Liberal Democrat GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2022.

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David Preedy @dkpreedy.bsky.social · 1d

Thank goodness

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Marcus Chown @marcuschown.bsky.social · 2d

Candidate for Reform (formerly Brexit Party, formerly UKIP…) loses case and intends to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights!

You couldn’t make it up!

Dr Seán DOOLAN 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇮🇪 @sdinpraxis.bsky.social · 5d

More on the private party of good governance.

A Reform council candidate tied with the Greens, lost an electoral toss-up, petitioned the High Court, lost again and incurred a £19k legal bill, and now wants to appeal yet again - this time to the ECHR, that bogeyman of the right 😆

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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 3d

The Tories can shout at me all they like, but the truth is their Brexit deal it is hurting our country and Labour won’t do anything about it.

Today I urged the Prime Minister to actually fix it.

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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 3d

Here Lam explicitly sets out her proposal - which is official Conservative Party policy - to deport long-standing legal permanent residents who have *ever* claimed any benefit, including the state pension or child benefit (even if the child is British), or who earn less than £39K.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3d

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Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · 3d

Via Press Gazette: "The Daily Star’s livestream of the Liz Truss lettuce has been acquired by the British Film Institute’s National Archive for a collection of significant pieces of online video. The BFI’s curator said it was “a seminal moment in British political history”"

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