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For a Fair Deal 🔶 Leader: @EdDavey.libdems.org.uk 🔶 Deputy Leader: @libdemdaisy.bsky.social Promoted by Liberal Democrats, 66 Buckingham Gate, SW1E 6AU. www.libdems.org.uk

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · Nov 13

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

Photo of Ed Davey with the text of a quote: "At a time of such instability and uncertainty, it is our values that must prevail.
Decency. Compassion. Community. Respect for the rule of law. Values that have always been at the heart of our party.
Our party celebrates Britain’s diversity as a great strength.
Our party knows that our country thrives when it is open and outward-looking."

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 10m

Women’s rights are being eroded and defending them must be a top priority.

Read our plan here:

Defending Women’s Rights Across the Globe

Women’s rights around the world are under attack, with authoritarianism on the rise and deep cuts to UK aid undermining decades of progress. Defending women's rights must be a top priority and the UK…

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 10m

Women’s rights are under attack worldwide, from authoritarian regimes, online misogyny, and cuts to aid.

@CalumMillerLD.bsky.social explains the Lib Dem plan to tackle this violence and empower women globally.

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 1h

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 1h

Politics is in transit 🚚

If you’ve had enough of the divisive politics of Badenoch and Farage join the Liberal Democrats. Help us save our country, come and win with us.

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 3h

There is only one way to make this a proper peace and that is a two state solution.

A Palestinian independent state alongside the state of Israel, where both peoples can live in security and dignity.

@LaylaMoran.bsky.social

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 7h

It increasingly feels like this Government puts the whims of Trump before everything else - even our precious NHS.

Ministers must bring their plans to increase spending on drugs before Parliament without delay, so they can be properly scrutinised.

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It beggars belief that the Government is bending to a bullying US president having told patients for years that life-saving new drugs are unaffordable.

Ministers must come clean about how much this move will cost and whether it will be funded by cuts elsewhere in the NHS.

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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 10h

News of a ceasefire deal in Gaza brings real hope.

The UK and our allies must do all we can to get the hostages home, get aid in to starving people, and finally end this horrific violence.

This must be the first step towards a two-state solution and a lasting peace.

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 23h

Conservatives are lurching right and abandoning British values.

The Lib Dems will stand firm, for decency, the rule of law and our environment.

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 1d

We will stand strong where others back down. We will not pander to Reform.

We will fight to protect our environment, stand up for decency and the rule of law, and stop Trump’s America from becoming Farage’s Britain.

If you share those values, now is the time to join the Liberal Democrats.

Ed Davey writes to disillusioned conservatives:
Dear friends,

Our country is at a crossroads.

The Conservative Party under Kemi Badenoch is becoming more extreme and out of touch, chasing Nigel Farage instead of focusing on the issues that really matter to people. Meanwhile, Reform UK is growing in strength - threatening the tolerant, decent values that hold our communities together.

I know many One Nation Conservatives are deeply concerned about the lurch to the hard right in our country and under Kemi Badenoch’s leadership. Her plans to tear up the Climate Change Act and withdraw from the ECHR show she is abandoning traditional British values of tolerance, decency and the rule of law.

So my message to the millions of One Nation Conservatives who feel let down by their party and reject the divisive politics of Badenoch and Farage is to come and join us. Help us save our country and defend the values we all hold dear.

We will stand strong where others back down. We will not pander to Reform. We will fight to protect our environment, stand up for decency and the rule of law, and stop Trump’s America from becoming Farage’s Britain.

So if you share those values, now is the time to join the Liberal Democrats.

With best wishes,

Ed Davey

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 1d

www.libdems.org.uk/join

Join us

Become a Liberal Democrat member today.

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 1d

Good morning Conservative conference... Can't stand to be a Kemi Conservative any more?

Join us.

A digital billboard mounted on a truck parked on a city street displays a political advertisement from the Liberal Democrats. The sign reads: “CAN’T STAND TO BE A KEMI CONSERVATIVE?” and includes excerpts from The Telegraph and The Guardian about Tory policies and internal disputes. The message at the bottom says, “Join us: LibDems.org.uk/join.”

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 1d

Millions of One Nation conservatives reject the divisive politics of Badenoch and Farage.

Help us save our country. Come and win with us.

www.libdems.org.uk/join

Join us

Become a Liberal Democrat member today.

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 1d

There are people right across our country, who have voted Conservative all their lives, but are now switching to the Liberal Democrats.

YouGov Poll - Liberal Democrats draw level with the Conservatives - both parties on 17%.

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 2d

People like Robert Jenrick and Nigel Farage are increasingly looking at people who are not white and suggesting that they can't be British.

That in itself is fundamentally un-British.

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 2d

The Conservative Party once believed in the rule of law and our shared British values - no longer.

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 2d

Two years ago, we watched in horror those appalling scenes of Hamas’s evil terrorist attack on Israel.

We stand in solidarity with British Jews, the people of Israel and Jewish communities around the world against terrorism and against antisemitism in all its forms.

“Two years ago, we watched in horror those appalling scenes of Hamas’s evil terrorist attack on Israel. 1,200 innocent people brutally slain, including hundreds of young people at a music festival. Others raped, sexually assaulted and mutilated. 251 people taken hostage, ripped away from their families.
“Those terror attacks also triggered a shocking rise in antisemitism here in the UK – a terrible scourge that took the lives of Adrian Daulby and Melvin Cravitz at their synagogue last week.
“We stand in solidarity with British Jews, the people of Israel and Jewish communities around the world against terrorism and against antisemitism in all its forms.
“This cycle of violence has gone on for far too long, caused far too much suffering and claimed far too many innocent lives.
“With new peace talks under way, we desperately hope that they will finally see the hostages returned home to their families, a lasting bilateral ceasefire, Hamas out of power in Gaza for good." Ed Davey

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 2d

This isn’t science fiction — it’s central to the UK’s future.

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A New Hope for the Space Industry

Space is no longer science fiction – it underpins our economy, security, and daily lives. Our new policy will renew the National Space Strategy, support UK spaceports and hubs, and designate space as…

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 2d

The space sector helps drive our economy, our innovation, and our security, but the UK risks falling behind.

@OllyGlover.bsky.social explains the Lib Dems bold plan to renew our National Space Strategy, invest in technology and make the industry open to everyone.

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 3d

"As Sukkot begins this evening, I know last week's horrendous terrorist attack will be casting a shadow over what should be a time a celebration.

"I hope that Jewish families have the opportunity to come together in peace and safety to mark this holiday." @EdDavey.libdems.org.uk

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 4d

When people turn to the NHS in an emergency, they should be able to trust that help will come.

Read our plan here: www.libdems.org.uk/news/article...

Getting Emergency Care Back on Track

Our NHS emergency services are in crisis – with patients dying in A&E waiting rooms, hours-long ambulance delays, and unsafe ‘corridor care’ becoming routine. Our new policy will restore dignity for…

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 4d

Emergency care is in crisis.

@HelenMorganLibDem.bsky.social explains the Lib Dems plan to end the chaos of corridor care and restore our healthcare services.

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 4d

"The Conservatives made a total mess of protest laws and left us with the worst of all worlds – wasting police time arresting people for legitimate peaceful protest, while letting others get away with inciting violence. I fear Labour seem to be following them down the same path"

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Police to get broader powers to crack down on repeated protests

The move is not a ban on protests but "about restrictions and conditions", Shabana Mahmood tells the BBC.

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 4d

People spreading antisemitic hate and inciting violence against Jews are getting away with it.

We fear the government’s approach will do nothing to tackle that while undermining the fundamental right to peaceful protest.

"People spreading antisemitic hate and inciting violence against Jews are getting away with it, and we fear the government’s approach will do nothing to tackle that while undermining the fundamental right to peaceful protest.

"The Conservatives made a total mess of protest laws and left us with the worst of all worlds – wasting police time arresting people for legitimate peaceful protest, while letting others get away with inciting violence. I fear Labour seem to be following them down the same path, instead of properly reforming these powers to focus on the real criminals and hate preachers."

Max Wilkinson - Home Affairs Spokesperson

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 5d

Everyone deserves dignity, comfort, and support at the end of life and we have a plan for fair, sustainable hospice care.

Read More:https://www.libdems.org.uk/news/article/dont-nix-care-protecting-our-hospices

Don’t Nix Care: Protecting our Hospices

Hospices provide compassionate end of life care for hundreds of thousands of people each year, while easing pressure on overstretched NHS hospitals. After years of underfunding and rising costs, our…

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 5d

Hospice care is vital, but right now, it’s a postcode lottery.

@AlisonEBennett.bsky.social explains the Lib Dems’ new policy to guarantee fair funding and make sure hospices have what they need to give everyone the care they deserve.

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