LIB DEMS WIN BY-ELECTION

#OTD 1941: Birth of Paddy Ashdown. A supporter of the Lib-Lab Pact and the Alliance with the SDP, he was elected the 1st leader of the merged Social and Liberal Democrats in 1988. In 1997, Ashdown led the Lib Dems to their best performance in an election since the 1930s.

Tom Kerridge, "Immigration is constantly used by political parties for masking years and years of underfunding in infrastructure, health, housing, employment, education" #BBCQT "It is not the fault of immigration, it's the fault of poor spending, poor money management"

The polls have closed in Gorton and Denton - and in one local byelection, in @SouthamptonCC Shirley ward. The seat was held by the Liberal Democrats, is counting tonight, and yes, I am serious.

Election campaigns should be about debating ideas - not fighting over bar charts and conflicting tactical voting advice. People should be able to vote with hope, not to block the party they fear. If we don't want every election to look like Gorton & Denton, we must scrap FPTP.

Q&A from the Creator's Press Conference Gabriel Nussbaum, "Student loans, between my wife and I our balance is just over £100,000" "It does feel that for an entire generation this is their cost of living issue and they have to face it alone" "Do you believe it's fair, plan 2,

when the boundary rules err towards wards, and not splitting them unless absolutely necessary; and when the boundary rules for some reason prefer creating multi-member wards over smaller localised wards, you observe the rise of nonsense geography

Corby Town Council By-Elections By-Elections will be held to elect 1 town councillor each in the Corby West and Kingswood wards on Thursday, 19 March. The statement of persons nominated has now been made. https://t.co/TSzKtHAbyk

Hey @NHS_Lothian it's great that you schedule outpatient appointments at weekends. But less good that the reception at Western General, the devolved worlds most confusing hospital,is closed.

The social media manager of Bedford Borough Council quoting the Council of Nicaea in 325AD and the creation of the Moon is both unexpected and a delight.

Suella Braverman asked for my help to get mat leave when she was Attorney General. As first pregnant AG she needed new rights. (I helped ofc, she took mat leave and returned to govt office) Depressing she now plans roll-back of rights for aother women!

Worcestershire 9% Lincolnshire 2.9% Lancashire 5% Warwickshire 4.4% Kent 3.9% (with risk warning) West Northamptonshire 4.9% North Northamptonshire 4.9% Nottinghamshire 3.9% Derbyshire 4.99% You criticised councils for raising council tax during the local elections. Now you’re

That seat - Tunbridge Wells - didn’t turn out to be that safe after all.

Weird that. He keeps telling @EdwardJDavey the opposite.

Any games in August! Any test matches, or only the meaningless Hundred. Sad indictment of English cricket.

Reform is set to issue England’s largest council tax rise in Worcestershire. A rare display of efficiency by the party, breaking their election promises ahead of schedule

Starmer should really go for it now. Reform the House of Lords Ban foreign ownership of our media Referendum on the Monarchy Rejoin the EU An extra 80% tax on anyone called Nigel Give the usual suspects something to really greet about.

Suspect that the largest percentage wouldn't vote. There's the problem.

🚨 ICE agents really doing wonders for their public image here.

This is incredible This is Nick Brett threading a ball through an incredibly narrow gap to reach the target ball