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Olly Grender retweeted
Frequent flyers get air miles. Regular train passengers get nothing back.
Caroline Pidgeon is calling for rail miles to reward loyal passengers, and her proposal to the Railways Bill is in the Lords today.
@CarolinePidgeon
"... Ed’s critics risk handing the Tories and Reform the keys to No 10 by chasing headlines rather than seats." theguardian.com/commentisfre… from a media management POV, this is how it is done, not behind a paywall on a Friday afternoon when the Greens are in headlines/meltdown
Olly Grender retweeted
Replying to @LibDemPeers @OllyGrender
Also @LibDems councils leading the way with tree planting (Bath & NES), clean energy installation (Portsmouth), carbon negative homes (Winchester), and on street EV charge points (Richmond-upon-Thames)
Olly Grender retweeted
Fewer children than ever are entering the youth justice system for the first time. So why is the government stripping powers from the independent board that has overseen it since 1998?
Jonny Oates has a bill to stop it.
Olly Grender retweeted
As AI learns to produce words and images in seconds, Lynne Featherstone argued that human originality will be at a premium.
She set out her bill today to guarantee every pupil protected time for the arts, no matter their background.
@lfeatherstone
Olly Grender retweeted
Under four in ten buildings with unsafe cladding in England have been fixed, and leaseholders who did nothing wrong are paying the price.
Kath Pinnock set out her bill today to protect leaseholders in buildings of any height and make the firms responsible pay.
@KathPinnock
Olly Grender retweeted
Disabled and elderly airport passengers should never be separated from their carer during assistance.
@SalBrinton is fighting for an amendment to guarantee it in the Civil Aviation Bill.
Olly Grender retweeted
Ministers wanted Parliament shut out of a multi-billion pound spending decision.
Sarah Olney MP was blocked in the Commons. But Chris Fox got it into law from the Lords.
See how Lib Dems in the Commons and Lords get things done together.
@sarahjolney1
Olly Grender retweeted
.@Nigel_Farage has made a career out of ‘taking back control’ - but he is not being straight with the British people about who controls him.
Today, I have written to the Standards Commissioner to urge that the latest @thetimes @Gabriel_Pogrund revelations are investigated.
EXCLUSIVE
Nigel Farage failed to declare that a criminal and crypto gambler paid for his staff, security, drivers, social media output in year before election
Reform leader has also received free accommodation in Westminster from George Cottrell as MP
thetimes.com/uk/politics/art…
Olly Grender retweeted
Burial space has been declining sharply since the pandemic, pushing families to bury loved ones further from home.
Shaffaq Mohammed, Education spokesperson, has introduced a bill requiring councils to plan ahead and track capacity before it runs out.
@shaffaqmohd
Olly Grender retweeted
Children and young people are waiting too long for mental health support.
Claire Tyler, mental health spokesperson, challenged the minister to make children's services a strategy priority and close the treatment gap so more young people are seen this parliament.
Olly Grender retweeted
Nigel Farage: half a million promoting gold, £5 million 'reward' for Brexit, £100k for Cameo videos.
While people are struggling, Farage is grifting.
Olly Grender retweeted
A scheme that rewards the quickest accountants, not the neediest farmers.
Olly Grender, environment, food and rural affairs spokesperson, challenged the government's first come, first served farming scheme, warning it favours big operations over family farms.
@OllyGrender
Olly Grender retweeted
World Cup Fever: 10/10 🏆⚽️
Paddington cake survival chances: 0/10 🐻 🎂
Wishing you a happy birthday @AmbJapanUK - and thank-you for your continuing warm embrace of the UK, and fostering ever-closer friendship between our countries #Japan #PaddingtonBear #WorldCup2026
Olly Grender retweeted
The UK's sanctions on Russia had a hidden loophole exempting refined oil exports, one of Russia's most critical revenue streams.
Jeremy Purvis, Lords leader, pushed back and secured a government concession. The loophole will be closed thanks to Lib Dem campaigning.
Olly Grender retweeted
Flooding blights thousands of families every year and the risk is growing.
Olly Grender, Lib Dem environment spokesperson, challenged the government today: why are drainage standards still not legally required for every new development?
@OllyGrender
Olly Grender retweeted
Last night the Government said no to Railways Bill amendments that would mean:
❌️ trains running on time
❌️ good seating
❌️ reliable Wi-Fi
❌️ clean toilets
Olly Grender retweeted
35°C in late May. Records broken. The country woefully unprepared.
@EarlRussellLD, Lib Dem Energy and Net Zero spokesperson in the Lords, on why this country cannot afford to wait any longer.













