Border IT probs means post #Brexit checks causing food to perish b4 reaching supermarkets. All due to delays as @Conservative Ministers demand physical checks 4 animal & plant products from #EU as part of its post- Brexit import regime. Another #Brexit Disaster. Liberal Democrats

The @BBCnews reporting major illegal #sewage dump in #LakeWindermere as #UnitedUtilities admit dumping more than 10m litres of raw sewage into the lake earlier this year. How often must this happen before Enviro Agency &/or Govt get a grip on privatised water companies?

The The Labour Party leadership meeting with mayors yest showed apparent unity. However potential for discord is clear. Due to Tory cuts local govt is impoverished. Mayors will want promises for enhanced £ from Lab leadership that they don’t want to offer .Watch this space? Liberal Democrats

The Govt is spending £5.5bn less on health in England than it suggested it would be at this stage promised in Conservatives 2019 manifesto says independent Institute for Fiscal Studies. Another Tory Govt failure. Liberal Democrats #NHScrisis .

#UKexports increasingly dependent on services, as small firms struggle to export to #EU . To boost trade in goods we need much better trading rules with EU. This will be a big test for any new government. #SingleMarket #Brexit Disaster Liberal Democrats Financial Times.com #Brexit

New Conservatives designations of Bathing status for #rivers & #seaside will be purely PR unless water companied actually improve water quality & stop dumping #sewage . In 2023, testing found that England’s 3 river swimming areas all had “poor” status due to pollution. Liberal Democrats

We remain extraordinarily proud that our very own Floella Benjamin is to be awarded the BAFTA Fellowship at the TV BAFTAs tonight for her exceptional contribution to television over decades.

Many congratulations to her!

#BAFTATVAwards

#Farmers need help after poor weather, supply price hikes & Conservatives botched transition from the Basic Payment Scheme, with old payments cut before new scheme put in place post #BrexitDisaster . Their plight threatens #foodsecurity & pushing up food prices for families

At last a bit of economic growth. But the combination of Government incompetence, #BrexitDisaster & Liz Truss #budget fiasco still leaves #economy much weaker than it should have been. Certainty nothing to boast about... #LibDems

Interest rates stay at 16 year high with this the 1st Parl where families will end up poorer at the end than they did at the beginning. Conservatives economic incompetence from #BrexitDisaster to Liz Truss budget deserves to consign them to opposition for a generation. Liberal Democrats

Just 16% of UK rivers now have good ecological status rating. Under Tories 84% of rivers are dirty with Water companies allowed to pollute at will with little or no oversight by a disinterested govt. Disgusting. Liberal Democrats Feargal Sharkey Ofwat #RiversPollution

It is now clear that voters neither trust or want the Conservatives. Yesterday House of Commons was empty as their MP’s stayed at home, licked wounds & polished up CV’s. They are no longer governing, just running the clock down. Call a GE now! Liberal Democrats #GeneralElection2024

As #housing sector welcomes modest growth it’s no help for the 6.4m households across England & Wales that saw their rent increase or had to re-mortgage in the last 18 months, at an additional £210 a month in part due to Conservatives making Liz Truss Prime Minister. Liberal Democrats

#BP set to buy back $1.75 billion in shares following $2.7 billion profit in the last quarter of 2023. Time for a share buyback tax, as #Biden has introduced, to target super-profits... #tax #LibDems

Now full impact of local election results can be seen, why so little coverage of Liberal Democrats coming 2nd & outperforming Conservatives? Greatest success since #PaddyAshdown era. Many councils like Cheltenham without any #Tory reps. Significant achievement going unnoticed by MSM, why?

Here's the Lib Dem version of the target seat spreadsheet for the local elections. They're hitting their targets from the Conservatives quite a long way down the list.

So that’s 3 Conservatives and 2 Labour on Laura Kuenssberg today - why not invite a Liberal Democrats representative given that they came second at local elections this week? #bbclaurak #LocalElection2024

Lib Dems elect MORE councillors than Conservatives last Thursday. We’re on the UP.

#Localelection2024 results  clearly show  that Conservatives should hold an immediate General Election as voters want them out now. Rishi Sunak is squatting in No10 his time is up! Liberal Democrats

After immoral #Rwanda bill is supported by #Tories turns out they have “misplaced” half the migrants they intend to deport. This Govt is not only morally bankrupt but totally incompetent on so many levels. Liberal Democrats #immigration #smallboats @Conservative