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Pippa Heylings 🔶 MP for South Cambridgeshire @pippaheylings.bsky.social · 4h

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Save palliative care beds at Arthur Rank Hospices - Pippa Heylings MP

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Pippa Heylings 🔶 MP for South Cambridgeshire @pippaheylings.bsky.social · 4h

🚨Our petition for Arthur Rank Hospice now has over 14,000 signatures!🚨

We are calling for an urgent meeting between the ICB, CUH, ARH and local authorities to address the future of the beds at ARH.

If we reach even more signatures, we’ll take this straight to Number 10.

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Pippa Heylings 🔶 MP for South Cambridgeshire @pippaheylings.bsky.social · 5d

“Our future generations deserve a safer planet, energy security, a thriving environment
and a stronger economy – scrapping the Climate Change Act is a catastrophic move that
recklessly puts this at risk.”

From @EdwardJDavey and I and fellow @LibDems MPs

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Pippa Heylings 🔶 MP for South Cambridgeshire @pippaheylings.bsky.social · 5d

“The Climate Change Act is one of the great cross-party achievements of the last two decades. It united political parties and the scientific community.

The UK’s green economy
employs nearly a million people, and is growing three times faster than the economy as a whole.” 1/

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🔶South Cambs Lib Dem Councillors🔶 @scambsdclibdems.bsky.social · 6d

At last night's meeting of South Cambridgeshire District Council, our leader Cllr Bridget Smith encouraged all councillors to support the campaign to protect the funding for Arthur Rank Hospice.

Pippa Heylings 🔶 MP for South Cambridgeshire @pippaheylings.bsky.social · 8d

🧵 Yesterday, we learned that the brilliant Arthur Rank Hospice in South Cambridgeshire is facing a crisis due to a £829,000 funding cut. The reduction would close 9 of the 23 palliative care beds, representing a massive 40% decrease in capacity.

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Pippa Heylings 🔶 MP for South Cambridgeshire @pippaheylings.bsky.social · 7d

Delighted to share that earlier this week Sir Ed asked me to continue as Lib Dem Spokesperson for Energy Security & Net Zero. It's an honour to champion a green, fair transition, push for warm homes, and ensure communities benefit from the clean energy future!

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Pippa Heylings 🔶 MP for South Cambridgeshire @pippaheylings.bsky.social · 7d

Kemi Badenoch is wrong and reckless with our children’s future. The reality is that investing in renewables is the greatest economic growth opportunity in this century and will protect the planet.

The Conservatives have gone over the edge into complete irrelevance.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Tories pledge to scrap landmark climate legislation

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says her party would axe legally binding targets to cut emissions.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Pippa Heylings 🔶 MP for South Cambridgeshire @pippaheylings.bsky.social · 8d

🙏 Thank you to everyone who’s signed the petition and spoken up. The Secretary of State must act now to close the gap.

Let’s keep going. Sign & share. We’re fighting for care, dignity, and compassion. 🔗 www.pippaheylings.org.uk/campaigns/sa...

Save palliative care beds at Arthur Rank Hospices - Pippa Heylings MP

www.pippaheylings.org.uk

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Pippa Heylings 🔶 MP for South Cambridgeshire @pippaheylings.bsky.social · 8d

This is a clear indication of how deeply this affects our community. We must protect these beds and the vital care they provide. We’ve now written to Wes Streeting to formally call for urgent action to protect Arthur Rank’s funding.

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Pippa Heylings 🔶 MP for South Cambridgeshire @pippaheylings.bsky.social · 8d

Along with Cambridgeshire's two other Liberal Democrat MPs, Charlotte Cane MP and Ian Sollom MP, I launched a petition urging the Secretary of State to intervene. In just 24 hours, over 4,000 people signed. The support has been extraordinary.

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Pippa Heylings 🔶 MP for South Cambridgeshire @pippaheylings.bsky.social · 8d

🧵 Yesterday, we learned that the brilliant Arthur Rank Hospice in South Cambridgeshire is facing a crisis due to a £829,000 funding cut. The reduction would close 9 of the 23 palliative care beds, representing a massive 40% decrease in capacity.

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Pippa Heylings 🔶 MP for South Cambridgeshire @pippaheylings.bsky.social · 8d

Absolutely delighted to have been asked by Sir Ed to continue as Lib Dem Spokesperson for the Department of Energy Security & Net Zero 🌍

Honoured to keep championing a green & just transition, pushing for warm homes, and making sure communities share the benefits of renewable energy.

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 12d

“The ECHR isn’t Brussels meddling. It’s the foundation that protects you from your own government.” 👏👏👏

Leaving the ECHR won’t “Take Back Control” – it will hand your rights to politicians

The myths are seductive, the reality is very different – without the ECHR your freedoms rest on whichever Home Secretary wakes up grumpy

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 13d

The climate and nature crises are the defining challenges of our time

@PippaHeylings.bsky.social shares the Lib Dem plan for protecting communities and delivering climate action.

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Tessa Khan @tessakhan.bsky.social · 16d

Before we get swept away by Trumps latest stream of consciousness, quick reflections on how the future of the Nth Sea played out at Lib Dem party conference which just wrapped. In short, LD declared themselves parliament's climate champions & underlined the importance of bringing communities along.🧵

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Green Liberal Democrats @greenlibdems.org.uk · 16d

Want to halve your energy bill?

@eddavey.libdems.org.uk promises this cut to energy bills through the cheapest forms of energy - from the wind and sun - breaking dependency on gas and putting right, failed Tory energy policy!

@libdems.org.uk
@pippaheylings.bsky.social

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aldtu.bsky.social @aldtu.bsky.social · 16d

Pippa Heylings MP says Labour must work more closely with unions to deliver ‘Just Transition’
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Lib Dem energy spokesperson tells Left Foot Forward she doesn’t think Labour is doing enough for oil and gas workers
@marisharay.bsky.social @greenlibdems.org.uk @pippaheylings.bsky.social

Pippa Heylings MP says Labour must work more closely with unions to deliver ‘Just Transition’

The Lib Dem energy spokesperson told Left Foot Forward she doesn’t think Labour is doing enough for oil and gas workers

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aldtu.bsky.social @aldtu.bsky.social · 16d

'We can help people take control of their energy security and bring down energy bills permanently.'
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Daisy Cooper MP announces Lib Dem energy loan policy funded by windfall tax on banks
@libdemdaisy.bsky.social @greenlibdems.org.uk @marisharay.bsky.social @pippaheylings.bsky.social

Daisy Cooper MP announces Lib Dem energy loan policy funded by windfall tax on banks

'We can help people take control of their energy security and bring down energy bills permanently.'

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Tessa Khan @tessakhan.bsky.social · 17d

If you're in sunny Bournemouth today, come along to the cracking panel we've organised to discuss how to secure a fair transition for the North Sea.
Speakers include Lib Dem climate spokes @pippaheylings.bsky.social MP, Alastair Carmichael MP, Elliot Chapman-Jones & @dominicmhinde.bsky.social (& me)

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Shared Health Foundation @sharedhealthgm.bsky.social · 18d

Great to chat to @gideonamos.bsky.social, @helenmorganlibdem.bsky.social, and @pippaheylings.bsky.social yesterday at the @libdems.org.uk conference.

If you're at the conference, come and find us at stand 34. We look forward to talking to you.

#Libdemconf

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Joseph Carter @josephaluk.bsky.social · 18d

Thank you @pippaheylings.bsky.social for meeting @asthmaandlung.org.uk to discuss air pollution and lung health

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Green Liberal Democrats @greenlibdems.org.uk · 18d

Our party has passed a comprehensive policy paper that takes the twin climate and nature crises seriously.

We are also pleased that our amendment, strengthening our commitment to protecting those most vulnerable to climate change, was passed.

@pippaheylings.bsky.social @conference.libdems.org.uk

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Pippa Heylings 🔶 MP for South Cambridgeshire @pippaheylings.bsky.social · 18d

Today at #LibDem conference it’s #climate & #Nature Day!
Honoured as #LiberalDemocrats spokesperson to submit our #forpeopleforplanet policy motion: a bold vision to tackle the climate & nature emergency while slashing bills and protecting our environment.

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 18d

Our plan will protect the environment, cut bills, create good jobs and ensure no community is left behind – delivering climate action that puts people and the planet first.

Read more from @PippaHeylings.bsky.social

www.libdems.org.uk/news/article...

www.libdems.org.uk

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Pippa Heylings 🔶 MP for South Cambridgeshire @pippaheylings.bsky.social · 18d

Today at #LibDem conference it’s #climate & #Nature Day!
Honoured as #LiberalDemocrats spokesperson to submit our #forpeopleforplanet policy motion: a bold vision to tackle the climate & nature emergency while slashing bills and protecting our environment.

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