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For a fair deal. 🔶 Leader: @EdwardJDavey 🔶 Deputy Leader: @LibDemDaisy Promoted by the Liberal Democrats, 1 Vincent Square, London, SW1P 2PN.

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Liberal Democrats
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These election results show what we’ve all known. It’s time for a General Election. Liberal Democrats will fight for you and your communities, for a Fair Deal and to make this awful Conservative government history. 🦖
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Never mind #ImACeleb and trying to win meals for a jungle camp, Matt Hancock should be in the UK, in his office, and delivering for constituents wondering where their next meal will come from. You’re not a celebrity. You’re an MP with a job to do.
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GENERAL ELECTION NOW
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share to just absolutely terrify Rishi Sunak
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Turkey: Christmas dinner 'not what the country wants'
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Last night, 292 Conservative MPs voted to allow sewage dumping by water companies in our rivers and coasts for at least 15 more years. Can you spot your MP on the list?
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Politics is all about choices.
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5 years
It is with great sadness that we announce that Paddy Ashdown passed away earlier this evening following a short illness.
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🔶🥳🦕 Liberal Democrats have won more seats than the Conservatives at the local elections.
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🚨BREAKING🚨 Lib Dem Peer @brianpaddick has tabled a fatal motion on the Government’s Illegal Migration Bill. A fatal motion is parliamentary procedure which would kill off the passage of the legislation, and is the strongest opposition that can be taken in the House of Lords.
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We have tabled an amendment to refer Nadine Dorries, Jacob Rees-Mogg and the other five MPs found to have interfered with the partygate report into Boris Johnson for possible sanctions. Read on 🧵⬇️
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Tonight 283 Conservative MPs voted to BLOCK the Sewage Discharge Bill, which would have cracked down on polluting water companies. 🟦 This is a new low for Conservative MPs who simply don’t care about the sewage crisis. ❌🦦 Can you spot your MP on the list?🔍⬇️
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"Ann Widdecombe has not only embarrassed herself, but she has embarrassed the nation she represents. I hope she withdraws her comments and sincerely apologises to all those she has offended immediately." @MartinChelt
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The very idea of pub passports is deeply illiberal and would burden pubs with more problems. We should be prioritising supporting the pub industry and reviving our freedoms. This does the opposite of both.
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This is an outrageous attack on democracy. By suspending Parliament to force through No Deal, the Govt are removing the voice of the people at the most important time It's a dangerous & unacceptable course of action which #LibDems will strongly oppose
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Vaccine Passports are anti-freedom and anti-business ID Cards. The thought of a Government controlled app holding our most personal details and acting as our passports to freedoms should worry us all.
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🎉 Welcome on board @DrPhillipLeeMP 🎉
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"Whenever the election comes, our position is clear and unequivocal. A majority Lib Dem government would not renegotiate Brexit, we would cancel it by revoking article 50 and remaining in the EU." @joswinson on a new proposal to be voted on at conference
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Liberal Democrats WIN North Shropshire. This is a stunning victory in what was one of the safest Conservative seats in the country. This sends a clear message to Boris Johnson: The party is over. Congratulations Helen Morgan MP and thank you to all our volunteers and members!
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Those local election results in full 😉
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🔶🥳🦕 Liberal Democrats have won more seats than the Conservatives at the local elections.
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On behalf of her family, it is with great sadness that we announce that Shirley Williams, Baroness Williams of Crosby, died peacefully in the early hours of this morning.
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Breaking: @JoSwinson has tabled a motion of no confidence in Boris Johnson and his nightmare government - and has urged Jeremy Corbyn to back it. Want to help stop Brexit and get rid of Boris Johnson? Join Jo's team today:
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Welcome on board @sarahwollaston - our newest MP! The Lib Dems are ready to stop Brexit and build a liberal Britain. Become a member or supporter now >
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Vaccine passports are illiberal, unworkable and will hit thousands of businesses with extra costs and bureaucracy. Yet ministers are running scared of holding a vote. Such change to civil liberties cannot be rushed through without Parliament's say so.
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3 years
Wear a mask.
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Suella Braverman has undermined public confidence in our police, divided communities, and is running a leadership campaign from within the Home Office. The country will be safer without her in post. Rishi Sunak needs to find his backbone and sack her, immediately.
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Congratulations @joswinson - the new Leader of the Liberal Democrats
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This is a clear failure of leadership from Rishi Sunak. His promise to govern with integrity has been broken. Boris Johnson caused crisis after crisis in this country. His lack of honour means he didn’t deserve an honours list in the first place.
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Liberal Democrats will put equality, democracy and the rule of law at the heart of government. A key part of this is fulfilling the obligations we made to the people of Hong Kong. Liberal Democrats stand with the people of Hong Kong.
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🎉Fantastic result out of Brecon and Radnorshire🎉 Congratulations @DoddsJane and the team for this amazing result! #BreconByelection
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Rishi’s found all those WhatsApp messages?
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Stay tuned.
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BREAKING - A Liberal Democrat majority Government will stop Brexit through revoking article 50. Find out more about the policy we just passed at #LDConf 👇
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Every day, Sunak just sinks lower and lower. His behaviour is appalling and deeply disturbing, but it's hard to be shocked by this lack of empathy from a man happy to bet on asylum seekers' lives.
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Conservative MPs and Ministers should be sick to their stomachs seeing this new partygate footage. There are thousands of families out there who deserve an apology for this scandal - Rishi Sunak should give them one immediately.
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The Lib Dems just won Brecon and Radnorshire! Congratulations @DoddsJane and the amazing team on the ground. #BreconByelection There's never been a better time to join the Lib Dems. Help us demand better for Britain now 👉
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Lib Dem Leader @joswinson takes on Nigel Farage, who appallingly tried to defend Donald Trump's boasts about sexual assault. #ITVDebate #ITVElectionDebate
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BREAKING Heidi Allen has joined the Liberal Democrats 🎉🎉 Join Heidi and thousands of other new members and help us build a better future for Britain 👇👇
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Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn are running scared of debating the woman leader of the strongest party of Remain, and broadcasters shouldn’t help them to stitch up the debates. Add your name if you want a Remainer to represent you on stage > #DebateHer
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It's time to let the British people make the decision to kick Rishi Sunak and the Conservatives out of government. #GeneralElectionNOW
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Liberal Democrats WIN Chesham and Amersham! Huge congratulations to @SarahGreenLD and the amazing Lib Dem team on the ground. This is a huge triumph. #CheshamandAmersham
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Last night, Tory MPs blocked a new law which would have forced water companies to report the number of animals killed by their toxic sewage dumps. ⚠️☣️🦦 It's time to end to sewage dumping in rivers to prevent wildlife being killed and the environment being irreparably damaged.
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. @joswinson : I think there are millions of people across the country who are crying out for leadership, for opposition to Boris Johnson and to Brexit and they are not getting it from Jeremy Corbyn #ridge
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Suella Braverman is unfit to serve as Attorney General. She is intent on weakening our courts as the Government’s chief legal adviser. LibDems will not allow this dangerous, authoritarian Conservative Government to undermine the rule of law. #reshuffle
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We demand better than Brexit. You can too. Join our fight to give the people the final say and opportunity to stay in the EU
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Boris Johnson tried to shut down Parliament and tried to silence our democracy. It was a Trump-like authoritarian power grab. He is unfit to be Prime Minister. If you agree, back our campaign today 👇
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Enough is enough. It started with Boris Johnson failing our country, and now Liz Truss has broken our economy. It is time for the people to have their say in a General Election.
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Can you guess what our message is? 🙊
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Another Conservative MP taking you for granted. Matt Hancock should be in his office helping constituents deal with spiralling costs, not boosting his ego in a TV jungle.
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The loss of our fatal motion in the House of Lords tonight means British people have just lost their unobstructed right to vote. This is nothing short of voter suppression by the Conservatives. We will continue to fight for our democratic principles.
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Shout out to our fantastic new MEPs for sharing our simple, honest anti-Brexit message as they are sworn in today 🙊
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A brief electoral history of Tiverton and Honiton ⬇️ 🔵 1923 🔵 1924 🔵 1929 🔵 1931 🔵 1935 🔵 1945 🔵 1950 🔵 1951 🔵 1955 🔵 1959 🔵 1964 🔵 1966 🔵 1970 🔵 1974 🔵 1974 🔵 1979 🔵 1983 🔵 1987 🔵 1992 🔵 1997 🔵 2001 🔵 2005 🔵 2010 🔵 2015 🔵 2017 🔵 2019 🔶 2022
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"Frankly you've got a suggestion from a broadcaster that it will be two chaps chatting about how they're going ot leave the EU, leaving out the voice of millions of Remainers who want to stop Brexit" - @joswinson on #Ridge Demand they #DebateHer >
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Paddy will be desperately missed by everyone at the Liberal Democrats as a dear friend and colleague, and remembered as someone who made an immeasurable contribution to furthering the cause of liberalism.
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Liberal Democrats WIN Somerton and Frome. 🔶 Congratulations @SarahDykeLD ! Somerset has spoken for the country: The public are sick of this Conservative Government taking people for granted.
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You're wrong Rishi. The country deserves to have its say. Time for a general election now!
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. @timfarron 's closing statement at the #BBCDebate #VoteLibDem
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"It is a sad day for our democracy when we have to debate whether the Prime Minister is going to adhere to the rule of law." @joswinson
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Rishi Sunak shamefully chose tax cuts for the big banks over children’s safety. In the very same Budget in which he slashed taxes for the banks, Sunak couldn’t find the cash needed to urgently repair crumbling schools.
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It is outrageous that children are left to go hungry in school while the Government forks out over £200 thousand on legal fees for Boris Johnson, after he broke the law and lied about it. Endless Conservative chaos and sleaze is destroying trust in politics.
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It's official: @EdwardJDavey is the new Leader of the Liberal Democrats. Congratulations Ed!
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After our massive success at the European elections, can you guess the number one priority for our new Lib Dem MEPs?
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We cannot let China run roughshod over the rights of the people of Hong Kong as the world focuses on coronavirus. #StandWithHongKong by joining our campaign to demand the UK protect the rights of the people of Hong Kong 👇
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Last night, nearly 300 Conservative MPs voted to lock thousands out of the democratic process with their Voter ID law. Can you spot your MP? We will continue to oppose this in the Lords, where we have a last chance to kill these new regulations.
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Boris Johnson was thrown a lifeline by 19 Labour MPs who voted for his deal despite the damage it will do. Labour have let down Remainers. LibDems are the biggest strongest party of Remain. Help us #StopBrexit #WithdrawalAgreementBill #BrexitBill
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Four historic by-election victories over the Conservatives? Four?!
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🚨🚨BREAKING🚨🚨 🔶💪Liberal Democrats GAIN the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. 🔶⏫13 GAINS to elect 22 Councillors.
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Liberal Democrats won a 34.1% swing in North Shropshire Even a swing half that size would see us win 57 seats from the Conservatives at a General Election.
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"We need to change the debate we have about immigration in our country. Immigration is a good thing. That we have people that want to work in our NHS, our schools & be a part of our society. Immigration should be celebrated." - @joswinson #BBCDebate
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Our electoral system, First Past the Post, robs millions of voters of a voice. It creates 'safe seats' where MPs can safely ignore huge sections of their constituency. And it distorts our democracy. We’re fighting for proportional representation - where every vote counts.
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7 months ago @EdwardJDavey called for a windfall tax. Conservatives said no and have resisted the idea ever since while more and more people have been dragged into poverty.
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When you beat the Conservatives in a by-election, for the second time in one year. #NorthShropshire #NorthShropshireByElection
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Boris Johnson has shown time and time again that he isn’t fit to be Prime Minister. We can’t trust him to put the country’s best interests in front of his own, especially during this time of Brexit crisis. Back our campaign to sack him here >
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The Liberal Democrats have overturned a Conservative majority of 24,239 - the biggest ever in by-election history. @RichardFoordLD has been elected with a 6,144 vote majority.
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"Boris Johnson is not the person to unify our country. He's made racist, homophobic, Islamophobic, anti-Scottish comments. You cannot heal our country by taking aim at lots of different people in this country." Britain deserves better than Boris Johnson. @EdwardJDavey on #BBCQT
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Rishi Sunak must withdraw the Conservative whip from Liz Truss. Sunak cannot have a Conservative MP on his backbenches who peddles conspiracy theories, and is frankly becoming a national embarrassment on the global stage.
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The UK has a moral and legal duty to the people of Hong Kong. We must stand with them as their rights are threatened. Add your name to back our campaign.
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The people of Mid Bedfordshire have been abandoned by their absentee MP. Nadine Dorries should stick to her word and finally resign so they can elect the MP they deserve.
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Liberal Democrats WIN Tiverton and Honiton. Congratulations @RichardFoordLD . Devon has spoken for the country: The public is sick of Boris Johnson’s lies and law-breaking and it’s time for Conservative MPs to finally do the right thing and sack him.
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Rishi Sunak has wasted more of our money than any Chancellor in history – and now wants us to pay for it in unfair tax rises. @EdwardJDavey at #LDConf
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Despairing at Boris Johnson's new Government? @JoSwinson is too. A Home Secretary who has said she wants to bring back the death penalty, a Chancellor who wants to cut tax for the richest 1% & Jacob Rees-Mogg. Demand Better - join the Liberal Democrats:
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We cannot sit back and watch this violation of rights and freedoms in Hong Kong. Liberal Democrats are urging Dominic Raab to take decisive action. #StandwithHK Stand with the people of Hong Kong👇
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The BBC decision to host a TV debate between two Brexiters is outrageous. Millions of Remainers across the country deserve to have their voices heard. Jo Swinson must be in the TV debates. Add your name if you think Corbyn and Johnson should #DebateHer
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The failure of Labour's Composite 13 motion underlines one simple fact: Corbyn's Labour will not fight for Remainers. The Liberal Democrats will. We've led the fight against Brexit for 3 years & our membership is surging. Help us stop Brexit now
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✅ Completed it
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The Coronavirus Act was rushed through in just three days at the start of Covid, when we knew very little about the virus. It contains totally unnecessary, draconian powers to reduce people’s rights. Handing Ministers a blank cheque by renewing the Act in full is unacceptable.
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Our electoral system, First Past the Post, robs millions of voters of a voice. It creates 'safe seats' where MPs can safely ignore huge sections of their constituency. And it distorts our democracy. We’re fighting for proportional representation - where every vote counts.
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Outrageous. The Liberal Democrats #StandWithHongKong Join our campaign to demand the UK protect the rights of the people of Hong Kong. 👇
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Cressida Dick has lost the confidence of the millions of women in London and should resign. The scenes this evening of the policing of the Clapham Common vigil in memory of Sarah Everard are utterly disgraceful and shame the Metropolitan Police.
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God save The King.
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“My message to everyone who sits on the sofa and shouts at the television when watching Johnson’s blustering bravado is clear: politics is not a spectator sport.” @joswinson Join us and transform the country:
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“I stand before you today not just as Leader of the Liberal Democrats but as candidate for Prime Minister. I am ready to take our party into a general election and win it.” Leader of the Liberal Democrats @joswinson
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Polls are now open in North Shropshire and the result could come down to just a handful of votes. Vote for Helen Morgan to send a message to the government and get a first class local MP.
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Boris Johnson will be paid £115,000 a year, for the rest of his life, to organise his offices. He is the most disgraced Prime Minister in British History. This lifetime payment must be withdrawn.
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In this general election, the Liberal Democrats' vote share went up by 4%, and we ended up with one less MP. The Tories had a 1% increase in support, and got a majority of 80. Our electoral system is broken.
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Liberal Democrats GAIN Somerset Council. 🔶🔶🔶💪💪💪🔶🔶🔶
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🚨🚨BREAKING 🔶💪Liberal Democrats GAIN Stratford on Avon from the Conservatives
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BORIS JOHNSON DEFEATED We took a stand against Johnson tonight. His authoritarian, anti-democratic manoeuvring is not what the country needs. #HouseofCommons Back our campaign to stop Brexit👇
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The old two parties have failed Britain. The Liberal Democrats will stop Brexit and build a brighter future. Help us build a #BrighterFuture now ⬇️
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Jeremy Corbyn was asked "If you could stop Brexit, would you?" His response? "We can't stop it." Brexit can be stopped, but @jeremycorbyn doesn't have the fight or inclination to help that happen.
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