Regardless of your view on trans rights, the idea that somebody aged 18 and over doesnโt know what to do with their own body is utter nonsense.
#cassreview
is fundamentally flawed.
Really grateful to the life-long Green and Labour supporters who have told me they are voting Lib Dem in New Forest West to get the Conservatives out.
The need for reform of our electoral system is clear. I will fight for a fairer voting system if elected New Forest Westโs MP.
Iโm very pleased to announce I have been selected by the Liberal Democrats to contest the New Forest West constituency at the next General Election.
If youโd like to help me get elected and get a strong local champion who works hard for our area, then drop me a message.
โ Nomination Papers Accepted
Iโm officially the Liberal Democrat candidate for New Forest West at the General Election.
On Thursday 4th July, vote Liberal Democrat to beat the Conservatives and get a hard-working local MP standing up for our area in Parliament.
CONFIRMED: John Curtice on BBC has just confirmed that
@LibDems
will win more seats and more councils than the Conservatives at the Local Elections across England.
Out of the 7 MPs who voted to let Johnson off the hook for lying to Parliament, one of those happened to be New Forest Westโs Conservative MP, Desmond Swayne.
This is an insult to bereaved families in the New Forest who grieved alone while Johnson lied and partied.
The Lib Dems are calling for a an immediate ceasefire to protect civilians in Gaza and Israel.
Itโs a principled position putting the people who are in harmโs way first.
I wonโt be signing some random councillorโs open letter - especially when they threaten councillors to sign.
Labour MP: we wonโt attack the Lib Dems because we believe in grown-up politics
Literally 30 seconds later: makes a baseless accusation against the Lib Dems
He has to retract it. I hope Starmer will have a word with him.
โIf our candidate was gay, theyโd be doing a family values campaign.โ
Shadow Sec. for Science, Innovation and Technology
@peterkyle
criticises the Lib Demsโ โdeeply personalโ campaign against the Mid Beds Labour candidate.
Listen on
@GlobalPlayer
@maitlis
Pleased to announce I have put myself forward for selection as the
@LibDems
candidate for New Forest West. We need a strong local MP who will put our area first.
Very pleased to have been re-elected Mayor of Lymington and Pennington for another year. Itโs the greatest honour of my life and Iโm looking forward to another productive year.
@LibDems
team will continue to work hard for our residents all year round.
โI want us to win elections, defeat Conservative MPs and remove this awful government.โ
Ed Davey, Leader of the
@LibDems
, knows what his priorities are.
This poll would put New Forest West as a Conservative-Lib Dem marginal.
Con - 29%
LD - 27%
Ref - 19%
Lab - 16%
Grn - 5%
Itโs all to play for in New Forest West!
BREAKING: A new
#YougovMRP
poll shows the Lib Dems in 2nd place again in
#NewForest
West but within reach of the Conservatives.
If Labour/Green voters switch to the Lib Dems here, we can beat the Conservatives and get a Lib Dem MP!
More Lib Dem posters going up in the New Forest West today.
Thank you everyone for the incredible support so far.
@LibDems
are definitely winning the poster battle in New Forest West!
In
#NewForest
West Constituency, people are telling me theyโre voting
@LibDems
because they know they will get a hard-working local MP who stands up for our area in Parliament.
.
@tactical2024
have just released their tactical voting guidance for New Forest West. They recommend a vote for me and the
@LibDems
on July 4th to remove this disastrous Conservative Government.
Fair play to Ed Davey. Not enough politicians actually challenge the โin one wordโ questions. Sometimes, you canโt actually set out a policy in one word.
Give Starmer his due. When Sunak spit bile about trans people during
#PMQS
, Starmer looked genuinely disgusted. Brianna Gheyโs mother was in the public gallery watching on. Her daughter was murdered.
Whenever we run a committee room in the Lib Dems, we make sure there is food. Because people have given up their time to help you, the least you can do is provide them with basic sustenance.
โThe
@LibDems
have been fighting for Proportional Representation for 40 years. Weโre not about to stop now.โ
- my comment at the Lymington Hustings last night
Whilst the Tories and Labour work to keep a failed 2-party system, the Liberal Democrats work for you.
I was in
#Ringwood
today listening to local people.
They want a fresh start with a new MP who will listen and be a strong voice for our area in Parliament.
The
@LibDems
can beat the Conservatives in New Forest West but we need your help.
Help me win:
A couple of years ago I was so depressed I contemplated taking my own life. It was only through talking things through with friends that I started to recover.
The Daily Mail are a disgrace.
The Solent is one of the most-polluted waterways in the country and Southern Water want you to pay 91% more over the next 5 years.
@LibDems
say it should be the water companies who pay, not you.
The Solent is crowned the most polluted area by Southern Water
There are so many at fault for this there needs to be a public inquiry to unravel timelines, have accountability, water security & ecosystem/human health.
@SteveReedMP
@StephenMorganMP
@Otto_English
Iโm doing my bit to beat him. If anybody is in the new Forest west constituency and wants to help, do reply or email info
@nflibdems
.org.uk.
@Keir_Starmer
To be fair, it was
@EdwardJDavey
who introduced the clause which eventually abolished section 28 after the previous Labour attempt had been defeated in the Lords. But it shows what happens when progressives unite to improve society.
Daisy Cooper (Lib Dem - St Albans) gave the best answer to the NHS dentistry question. Not about lack of dentists. We have a system which actively stops dentists from doing NHS work. Itโs madness.
#bbcqt
More posters up today in Pennington and New Milton
#NewForestWest
ahead of the General Election here on Thursday 4th July. Thanks everyone for your support so far.
2 weeks to go!
#newforest
New Forest West is one of the seats the Lib Dems came 2nd in 2019 - and the Lib Dems gained seats in every town in the constituency at last yearโs local elections.
We can beat the Conservatives here and get a hard-working local Lib Dem MP. Find out more:
The Lib Demsโ โProject A30โ and a glimpse of how the electoral map could be redrawn on a very bad night for the Conservatives - potential LD targets
When the election is called, people in New Forest West have a clear choice. 5 more years of being taken for granted by Rishi Sunakโs Conservatives or a fresh start with me and the Liberal Democrats.
Itโs so refreshing to see a major U.K. Party Leader who โgets itโ.
@EdwardJDavey
has been speaking up for carers who are facing astronomical bills through no fault of their own.
โThe idea that this system is working is just wrong & if ministers are just listening to what carers are telling them, theyโve really got to reform the whole systemโ
Lib Dem Leader Ed Davey MP tells
#Newsnight
that carers are exhausted:
โHe doesnโt take himself too seriously but heโs actually raised some really important issues during this campaignโ
At Ringwood Hustings this evening, I explained why
@EdwardJDavey
would be a good Prime Minister.
The Lib Dem bounce from this weekโs Yougov poll is starting to look like a trend. This should worry the Tories in the 90 or so seats where the Lib Dems are 2nd (including New Forest West).
Labour leads by 24%.
Lowest EVER Conservative % (worse than Truss).
Highest Lib Dem % in 2024.
๐ฌ๐ง Westminster Voting Intention (12-13 June):
Labour 42% (-3)
Conservative 18% (-1)
Reform 17% (โ)
Lib Dem 13% (+3)
Green 5% (โ)
SNP 3% (โ)
Other 1% (โ)
Changes +/- 7-10 June
NEW: Lib Dem Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper says Sunak should withdraw the whip from Lee Anderson
โThese comments from a Conservative MP are despicable. Rishi Sunak should remove the Conservative whip. There should be no space for this in our country, let alone in Parliament."
The country has had enough of Sunak and the Conservatives limping on until the election. Glad to see the
@LibDems
understand this and are giving MPs the chance to give us an election so we can get a new government that actually works.
This is astonishing. Mark Menzies, Tory MP for Fylde, used thousands of pounds raised by party donors for private expenses. Apparently he called an elderly party member asking for ยฃ5,000 at 3.15 in the morning. Why did the Conservatives not do something?
On Monday evening, I attended a reception at Lib Dem Conference for MP Candidates. Really interesting conversations with fellow candidates and the party leadership.
(Posting the selfie now because I didnโt have battery then)
Thank you to everybody who came along to my General Election campaign launch this morning in Pennington.
Letโs get a strong local champion for New Forest West at the next election.
A fair few politicians embarrassed themselves this evening. Proud that Lib Dem MPs were focused on what actually matters - the people who are suffering.
Just a reminder: this was the
@LibDems
amendment that was sadly not selected for debate tonight. Our position was that we would have voted for anything that would have got us closer to it.
What an incredible evening. Thank you
@thehistoryguy
for coming to speak to more than a hundred people in Lyndhurst last night (and answer questions).
The event was hosted by
@ForestLibDems
ahead of the General Election this year and was a resounding success.
Labour have designated New Forest West a โnon-battlegroundโ seat.
They know the Lib Dems are best-placed to beat the Conservatives here. Iโm asking all Labour supporters in New Forest West to lend me & the Lib Dems your vote to get a fresh start & beat the Conservatives.
So we have Lib Dem, Conservative & Green in New Forest West but no Labour yet.
The next election in New Forest West is a clear fight between the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives.
Iโm fighting to win so we can get the hard-working MP our area deserves.