19 h. ago Davey urges Lib Dem councils to ‘speak with one voice’ on social care

The party leader addressed councillors following last week’s local elections.

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4 d. ago Britain’s care system is collapsing – immigration rules are making it worse

Editorial: Restricting the flow of overseas care workers might please the anti-immigration brigade – but it risks leaving Britain’s most vulnerable without support

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9 d. ago Welsh Government's 'botched' bus promise will only help some teens

The pilot scheme announced as part of a deal with Lib Dem MS Jane Dodds will not currently apply to those aged 11 to 15

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9 d. ago Sir Ed Davey signs ‘magic spatulas’ during local election visit

Sir Ed visited Lib Dem campaigners in Tunbridge Wells feeling ‘optimistic’ about their chances in the elections on Thursday.

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9 d. ago Voters name ‘none of the above’ as most popular candidate before local elections

Labour’s Keir Starmer, Reform’s Nigel Farage, the Conservative’s Kemi Badenoch and Lib Dem’s Ed Davey all trailing as voters prepare to go to the polls on Thursday

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1 week ago Britons name ‘none of the above’ as most popular candidate before local elections

Labour’s Keir Starmer, Reform’s Nigel Farage, the Conservative’s Kemi Badenoch and Lib Dem’s Ed Davey all trailing as voters prepare to go to the polls on Thursday

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1 week ago Phasing out fossil fuels ‘doomed to fail’, says Tony Blair as he calls for rethink of net zero policy – UK politics live

‘Any strategy based on either phasing out fossil fuels in the short term or limiting consumption is a strategy doomed to fail,’ says former PMSeverin Carrell is the Guardian’s Scotland editor.Keir Starmer is not expected to campaign in the Hamilton byelection, a critical contest for Scottish Labour which takes place in early June, Anas Sarwar has confirmed.I wouldn’t expect Keir to be campaigning in the byelection. That’s not to say he won’t, but I’m not expecting Kier to campaign in the byelection.I’ll be on the stump campaigning for a Labour win. I’m the candidate for first minister next year. I’m the one that wants to remove the SNP from government.Next year, we’ve got to demonstrate to people that for all Nigel Farage might want to come here with his easy answers and create a bit of a circus, the reality is a vote for Reform only helps the SNP. If you want to get rid of the SNP, only Scottish Labour can beat them. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Plan to phase out fossil fuels ‘doomed to fail’, says Tony Blair as he calls for rethink of net zero policy – UK politics live

‘Any strategy based on either ‘phasing out’ fossil fuels in the short term or limiting consumption is a strategy doomed to fail,’ says former PMSeverin Carrell is the Guardian’s Scotland editor.Keir Starmer is not expected to campaign in the Hamilton byelection, a critical contest for Scottish Labour which takes place in early June, Anas Sarwar has confirmed.I wouldn’t expect Keir to be campaigning in the byelection. That’s not to say he won’t, but I’m not expecting Kier to campaign in the byelection.I’ll be on the stump campaigning for a Labour win. I’m the candidate for first minister next year. I’m the one that wants to remove the SNP from government.Next year, we’ve got to demonstrate to people that for all Nigel Farage might want to come here with his easy answers and create a bit of a circus, the reality is a vote for Reform only helps the SNP. If you want to get rid of the SNP, only Scottish Labour can beat them. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Joel Dommett, Kelly Brook and Adele Roberts hit the ground running as they lead the stars taking part in London Marathon 2025

And among those on the starting line were Joel Dommett, Kelly Brook, Harry Judd and Adele Roberts, who took to their social medias ahead of the race to voice both their excitement and nerves.

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2 w. ago Call to fine ‘headphone dodgers’ £1000 for blasting music on buses and trains

Sir Keir Starmer urged to crack down on antisocial so-called ‘headphone dodgers’

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3 w. ago Lib Dems urge ministers to suspend China visit after MP blocked from Hong Kong

Sir Ed Davey has written to Foreign Secretary David Lammy, urging the Government to take steps in retaliation for Wera Hobhouse’s deportation.

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3 w. ago Ed Davey urges China to ‘publish the tapes’ after MP denied entry to Hong Kong

Wera Hobhouse, the Lib Dem MP for Bath, was refused entry to the former British territory while travelling to meet her son and baby grandson.

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3 w. ago ‘His delivery cut through class barriers’: Moby, Mala and other musicians on working with Benjamin Zephaniah

On what would have been the late dub poet’s 67th birthday, his musical collaborators remember his warmth, invigorating words and reflections on the state of the worldTuesday marks the 67th birthday of the late Benjamin Zephaniah – revolutionary poet, playwright, musician and fearless voice for social justice – following the inaugural Benjamin Zephaniah Day held over the weekend at Brunel University. But while he is widely celebrated for his work in literature and activism, Zephaniah’s influence on music remains relatively overlooked.Emerging from the dub poetry scene, Zephaniah channelled personal experiences of systemic racism and state violence into intelligent spoken word. Albums such as Rasta combined politically charged poetry with dub rhythms and studio effects, laying the cultural groundwork for UK genres such as trip-hop, jungle and dubstep. We revisit his unique collaborations in electronic music, hearing from the artists who had the honour of working with him. Continue rea...

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3 w. ago North Lanarkshire councillors speak out against the local authority’s impending charges for brown bin collections

From June 1, North Lanarkshire Council will start charging £40 a year for the service.

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3 w. ago MPs demand answers from China as Lib Dem MP on personal trip refused entry into Hong Kong

The former Rochdale councillor was detained, questioned and put on a flight back to the UK

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3 w. ago David Lammy to confront China after British MP refused entry to meet her new grandson

David Lammy sadi it was 'deeply concerning' that Lib Dem MP Wera Hobhouse had been refused entry to Hong Kong to visit her newborn grandson - a move she said was 'cruel'

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last month MP urges health secretaries to ensure Trump tariffs do not hit medicine supplies

Lib Dem Wendy Chamberlain said there could be ‘life-threatening’ consequences if the US president’s measures affect the availability of some drugs.

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