Brian Mathew
@BrianMathewLD
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Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Melksham and Devizes, former Unitary Councillor for Box and Colerne (Wiltshire), Aid Worker & Environmentalist
Wiltshire
Joined August 2013
“This Labour government is making some of the wrong choices when it comes to tax and spend.” “We’re all paying a lot of tax, and we’re not seeing enough in our public services” @LisaSmartMP #bbcqt
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“The same lack of transparency, the same Bitcoin stuff, the same conflicts of interest, the same disregard for what is actually true.” Prepare for Nigel Farage and his “Trumpery” in government, Private Eye editor Ian Hislop tells #TimesRadio. @HelenLewis | @DarrylMorris
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'I stood up for my values, I don't like seeing racism in our society.' @libdemdaisy responds to Tommy Robinson's 'expletive' reaction to her PMQs question about him.
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Really concerned to see Tommy Robinson launching a vile personal attack on the brilliant Daisy Cooper for asking about an important national security issue at PMQs. Very low.
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@BrianMathewLD please join us at #EvidenceWeek in Parliament on 5 November for a quickfire policy briefing on an innovative approach to reducing over-reliance on pesticides. We need your help to secure a sustainable future for agriculture!
senseaboutscience.org
Wednesday, 5 November, 9:00 to 12:30, Jubilee Room, Westminster. An innovative approach to reducing over-reliance on pesticides.
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#Heseltine is the best political communicator by a long way. His emphatic call for rejoining the EU cuts through the noise, grounded in truth, while the counterarguments cling to a dwindling minority of Brexit believers. ‘Brexit is a tragedy and it will be reversed.’ 💥
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If you walk and talk like a racist...you're probably a racist.
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My interview with @BBCNews, exposing the scandal of asylum contracts, written under the Tories, which enabled private providers to make 8x more profit by keeping asylum applicants in hotels. A shocking waste of taxpayer money.
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Former Head of the British Armed Forces Lord Richards warns the Government that cutting overseas aid puts national security at risk @thetimes
@SarahChampionMP @YvetteCooperMP
https://t.co/tqHegd1tIu
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Failing to support fragile states when they most need our help leads to costlier military operations and humanitarian programmes
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I'm glad Keir Starmer is finally stepping up the fight against Nigel Farage, and I hope this will mark the end of his government parroting Farage and copying his divisive politics.
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Ming Campbell was a dedicated public servant and a true Liberal giant. His principled leadership opposing the Iraq War was a mark of his morality, courage and wisdom. But more than that, he was an incredibly warm and caring friend and colleague. We will miss him terribly.
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The Archbishop of York @CottrellStephen and the Primates of #Scotland and #Wales, @BishopStrange and @cherry_vann, are among 30 church leaders who have called for #Israel’s “deadly escalation” of the war in #Gaza to stop https://t.co/QZAHE8ysj5
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They describe the new assault on Gaza City as ‘utterly reckless and appalling’
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Recognising Palestinian self-determination has been long overdue. It is a welcome step, yet it must be the start, not the end. We need a ceasefire, an end to the cycle of violence and real progress towards a two-state solution.
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‘It’s going to hit him in the pocket? Who cares? I’m interested in the safety of our children.’ @EdwardJDavey calls for Elon Musk to be prosecuted for the ‘appalling’ child sexual abuse material on X.
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Ed Davey, "Elon Musk has applied to sell energy in this country" "When someone is calling for the overthrow of a democratically elected government, we should take that seriously" "I don't think Elon Musk is a fit and proper person for us to do business with"
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The Tory rebrand is almost complete...
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GAZA - For me, this is personal. As a student lived on Kibbutz Re'im, later attacked by Hamas and saw then that peace was possible. But today, the reality is horrific. This is not about choosing sides, it's about choosing humanity. Enough is enough. https://t.co/fxkKKM201X
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