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Director, Partners for a New Economy. Visiting Professor @CranfieldUni . Author of Equal Power.

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@joswinson
Jo Swinson
4 years
He was sacked twice for lying. So when he says he has never lied, he’s literally lying.
@PaulBrandITV
Paul Brand
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WATCH: “Can you look me in the eye and tell me you’ve never lied in your political career?”
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Oh no! They’re telling everyone! Whatever will I do... 🤷🏻‍♀️
@Conservatives
Conservatives
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➡️ @BorisJohnson wants to take the country forward. 🔙 Here's what Jo Swinson and the Lib Dems want to do instead 👇 🔊 You'll want sound on for this.
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First it was ‘big girl’s blouse’ and now it’s ‘girly swot’. Boris Johnson thinks being a woman is a weakness. He’s going to find out it isn’t.
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Sam Coates Sky
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Exc - David Cameron is a “girly swot” Boris Johnson reveals according to unredacted documents the government tried to keep secret Boris Johnson called David Cameron 'girly swot', leaked document reveals
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This confirms what we already knew – Boris Johnson isn’t fit to be prime minister. He’s misled Queen and country, and unlawfully silenced the people’s representatives. I’m on my way to resume my duties in the Commons and stop Brexit altogether.
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I’ve got loads, probably quicker if you just let me come along. #DebateHer
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Robert Peston
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What questions do you want put to ⁦⁦ @jeremycorbyn ⁩ and ⁦ @BorisJohnson ⁩ in the #ITVDebate ? Tell us and we’ll do our best (see link for how to tell us)
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Jo Swinson
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This Prime Minister is a disgrace. @paulasherriff made heartfelt plea for him to stop using inflammatory words like "surrender". She pointed at the plaque for murdered MP Jo Cox, and regular death threats MPs face, quoting such language. Johnson said "humbug". Utter disgrace.
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Jo Swinson
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At the risk of playing into gender stereotypes, but if you put tupperware in the oven, all you’ll get is a mess.
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The future of our country decided by 6 men pretending they are at war. Is this really what we’ve become?
@ShippersUnbound
Tim Shipman
5 years
Boris Johnson has set up a six strong Brexit war cabinet that meets on Monday to plan for no deal. Members: Gove, Javid, Raab, Cox, Barclay. See Sunday Times
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Jo Swinson
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Hi Matt 👋🏻
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Jo Swinson
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He won’t look at the photo because he simply does not care. He doesn’t care about Jack. He doesn’t care about anyone other than himself. If he gets a majority on Thursday, he’ll spend 5 years not caring about you either.
@joepike
Joe Pike
4 years
Tried to show @BorisJohnson the picture of Jack Williment-Barr. The 4-year-old with suspected pneumonia forced to lie on a pile of coats on the floor of a Leeds hospital. The PM grabbed my phone and put it in his pocket: @itvcalendar | #GE19
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Jo Swinson
4 years
The Conservative Party are the Brexit Party now.
@PaulBrandITV
Paul Brand
4 years
BREAKING: Nigel Farage announces that the Brexit Party will NOT stand candidates in 317 seats Tories won at last election, but focus instead on Labour seats. He may have just gifted the Conservatives this election.
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Jo Swinson
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I’ve offered to meet Jeremy Corbyn to discuss how we can work together on a deliverable plan to stop no-deal, including the option of uniting behind an MP who can command a majority in the House.
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Jo Swinson
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Just how low will your govt stoop @theresa_may ? When @andrealeadsom delayed proxy voting motions, she *assured* those of us who were pregnant that we would be paired when necessary. Today your govt broke that agreement - @BrandonLewis paired with me but voted. Desperate stuff.
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Jo Swinson
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Jacob was just showing us what Brexit will do to our economy. #StopBrexit
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Jo Swinson
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Dominic Cummings yesterday: Go talk to some people outside London. Dominic Cummings today: Not *those* people!
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Tom Newton Dunn
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Sources in No10 now hitting back at the Scottish judges, suggesting they are politically biased: "We note that last week the High Court in London did not rule that prorogation was unlawful. The legal activists choose the Scottish courts for a reason".
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Jo Swinson
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Leadership campaigns can be tough. Sometimes you need to relax... #JoinJo
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Jo Swinson
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What, Johnson hasn't worked out how to send an email? I thought he had someone who gave him 'tech advice'?
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Charles Michel
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Waiting for the letter. I just talked to PM @BorisJohnson about the situation after the vote in the House of Commons.
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Jo Swinson
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Welcome @DrPhillipLeeMP – you have joined us at the most crucial time. I look forward to working with you to prevent a disastrous Brexit, and to fight for a fairer, more equal society.
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Jo Swinson
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At the next election, people are going to tell you your only choice is between Boris Johnson or Jeremy Corbyn. It isn’t. The country deserves better than two men who aren’t fit to lead.
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Jo Swinson
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Scared, boys?
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Jo Swinson
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Jeremy Corbyn had the opportunity to put the full force of the Labour Party behind Remain, but once again he has shown he is a Brexiteer at heart. If you want to Remain, vote @LibDems and help us #StopBrexit
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@SkyNewsBreak
Sky News Breaking
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Sky News is proposing a live TV debate between Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson on Thursday 28 November
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Boris Johnson only cares about Boris Johnson.
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The institution of the monarchy is beyond reproach, says the man who lied to the Queen.... #ITVDebate
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Jo Swinson
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Boris Johnson’s comments this evening were a total disgrace. He has demeaned the office of Prime Minister and he should apologise for them immediately.
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Jo Swinson
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Tom and I have disagreed on a lot of things over the years but on Brexit, we’re united. Working with other parties is the only way to stop Boris, and stop Brexit.
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Jo Swinson
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I love this party, and I’m excited and humbled to be chosen as our next leader. Huge thanks to my friend @EdwardJDavey for a contest that showed the country the very best of us. Read my first email to @LibDems members here: #JoinJo
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Actually, you do have a choice...
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Gary Lineker
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What a choice we’ve been given! 🤦🏻‍♂️
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Jo Swinson
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That awkward moment when you come dressed like the furniture. @BBCBreakfast
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Jo Swinson
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Tonight, the @LibDems will vote against the PM’s election, which he could use to tip us into a No Deal. We will not support an election until Article 50 has been extended. Other opposition leaders have confirmed the same in cross-party meeting this morning.
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Jo Swinson
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The next few days will shape the future of our country for generations. I am more determined than ever to #StopBrexit and give the public the final say in a #PeoplesVote .
@BorisJohnson
Boris Johnson
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We’ve got a great new deal that takes back control — now Parliament should get Brexit done on Saturday so we can move on to other priorities like the cost of living, the NHS, violent crime and our environment #GetBrexitDone #TakeBackControl
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I am delighted to welcome @heidiallen75 to @LibDems . She has long been an ally in the fight to stop Brexit, and having worked with her I know the energy and passion she will bring to our party.
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Jo Swinson
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In the last 10 days I’ve addressed a #PeoplesVote March and tabled an Amendment to the Queen‘s Speech that would have given us a People’s Vote. Your leader did neither. Don’t lecture me about fighting for a People’s Vote.
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John McDonnell MP
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Looks like the Lib Dem and Tory pact of 2010 is being re-established. They are back together, selling out the People’s Vote campaign and the cross party campaign to prevent a no deal. The Lib Dems will stop at nothing to get their ministerial cars back.
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Jo Swinson
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This is not acceptable. Everyone has a right to their opinion. In these charged times, it's even more important that we should disagree well with one another - never resort to intimidation or yelling abuse. Hope Jacob, and especially his young son, are ok.
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Lewis Goodall
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Rees Mogg is accompanied by his young son and followed and barracked all the way home, protected by police.
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Jo Swinson
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We’ve done it. Parliament has passed a law by 327 votes to 299, which stops Boris Johnson’s plan for a dangerous No Deal in its tracks. Over to you, @LibDemLords .
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BBC Breaking News
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#Brexit delay bill, aimed at blocking no deal, is approved by UK MPs by 327 votes to 299 The bill now passes to the House of Lords Latest:
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Boris Johnson is, after all, famous for keeping his promises... 🙄
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FT UK Politics
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Johnson pursues Labour MPs with workers’ rights promise
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Jo Swinson
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Today I’ve met with MPs from all parties who want to stop both a disastrous No Deal and an anti-democratic shut-down of Parliament. We will keep working together to prevent it. And then, the @LibDems will continue to lead the fight to stop Brexit altogether.
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Appreciate this, @EmilyThornberry - thank you having the courage to say this.
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BBC Politics
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"I'm sorry for what I said, and I believe that our politics is better when we can be honest and apologise for our mistakes" Shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry apologises for "crass" comments she made comparing the Lib Dems to the Taliban
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Jo Swinson
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In one tweet, Donald Trump shows why he doesn’t deserve a state visit. Offensive, abusive and undiplomatic. Remind me why we’re rolling out the red carpet for him?
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Donald J. Trump
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. @SadiqKhan , who by all accounts has done a terrible job as Mayor of London, has been foolishly “nasty” to the visiting President of the United States, by far the most important ally of the United Kingdom. He is a stone cold loser who should focus on crime in London, not me......
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Jeremy Corbyn didn’t fight to remain in 2016, and he won’t fight for remain now. He wants to deliver a Labour Brexit, because he is a Brexiteer.
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Jo Swinson
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Another piece of progress today in @UKParliament - thank you to @alisonthewliss @HarrietHarman for the encouragement!
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By suspending Parliament to force through a No Deal, Boris Johnson and the Government would remove the voice of the people. It is a dangerous and unacceptable course of action which the @LibDems will strongly oppose.
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BBC Breaking News
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Government expected to suspend Parliament from mid-September, meaning MPs have limited time to stop no-deal Brexit
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. @LibDems are winning again, & this latest victory gives hope for a better future for Britain. I will do whatever it takes to stop Brexit & offer an alternative, positive vision for a richer, greener and safer future.
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Sky News
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New prime minister @BorisJohnson delivered blow as his majority is reduced to one after the Lib Dems win the key Brecon and Radnorshire by-election
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Boris Johnson has shown time and time again that he isn’t fit to be the Prime Minister of our country. Britain deserves better than Boris Johnson. #JoinJo
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Jo Swinson
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Tommy Robinson spreads hate and division and poisons our communities. The fact he now backs Boris Johnson says everything you need to know about the ‘modern’ Conservative party.
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BBC Politics
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"Every person who votes in this country deserves to see that report before your election happens" Hillary Clinton says it's "inexplicable and shameful" that the UK government is yet to publish a report on alleged Russian interference in British politics
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House of Commons votes 311-302 to force govt to publish documents about what No Deal Brexit would mean for our NHS, jobs and food supplies - and also to reveal details about their shameful decision to shutdown Parliament at this vital time. #DefendOurDemocracy #StopBrexit
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Jo Swinson
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No Boris Johnson, you can’t just use an election to sneak through a dangerous No Deal Brexit. The @LibDems will not support an election until Article 50 has been extended.
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Jo Swinson
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Over the moon to welcome my friend @SamGyimah to @LibDems . He spoke so eloquently about his journey to our party and I could not be happier to have him with us. #ldconf
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Liberal Democrats
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What a fantastic first day of #LDConf & a warm welcome to our newest MP - @SamGyimah The #LibDemSurge is real.
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Jo Swinson
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Shutting down our Parliament to force through no-deal would be an act of constitutional vandalism. It cannot be allowed to happen.
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Jo Swinson
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Six white men stuck in the past, conspiring to wreck our future. #StopBrexit
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Francis Elliott
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The cast list: Johnson , Corbyn, Brown, Spencer, Milne and Cummings. Is this the moment Brexit got done?
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Jo Swinson
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A debate between Boris Johnson & Jeremy Corbyn shuts out the voice of Remain. An establishment stitch-up that shuts out the views of millions of people in the country. #DebateHer
@bbcpress
BBC Press Office
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BBC election debates 🗳️ Boris Johnson vs Jeremy Corbyn 🗳️ 7-way debate btw leaders/senior figs from major GB parties 🗳️ Leaders’ edition of #BBCQT & debate prog aimed at younger audiences & first time voters 🗳️ Debates in Scot, Wales & NI
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Jo Swinson
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I’ve joined the Judicial Review launched by @ThatGinaMiller . The @LibDems are doing all we can, in the courts and Parliament, to prevent Boris Johnson’s authoritarian power grab and a No Deal Brexit. We cannot allow the PM to silence the people and their representatives.
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Gina Miller
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I launched a legal challenge to stop Boris Johnson's 'cynical and cowardly' plan to bypass Parliament today Please support if you can
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Jo Swinson
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Tonight has been a bad day for parliamentary democracy. Brash, braying, bravado. Prime Minister playing games. Now Parliament being shutdown for 5 weeks amidst a national crisis. #DefendOurDemocracy #StopBrexit
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Jo Swinson
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Scottish judges have found in favour of 75 MPs (including me and other @LibDems .) We argued that Boris Johnson’s Parliament shutdown is illegal, and designed to stifle parliamentary debate and action on Brexit.
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Jo Swinson
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Nigel Farage dismissively says we "keep talking about jobs, and money" and that's not what Brexit is about. All very well for you, Nigel, former banker, with your private jet. Most people do have to worry about the fact that Brexit will make us poorer and cost jobs. #Peston
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Jo Swinson
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Statesmanship, not brinkmanship. Thank you @eucopresident 🇪🇺🇬🇧
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Charles Michel
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Following PM @BorisJohnson ’s decision to pause the process of ratification of the Withdrawal Agreement, and in order to avoid a no-deal #Brexit , I will recommend the EU27 accept the UK request for an extension. For this I will propose a written procedure.
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Jo Swinson
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A boss putting his hand on a junior colleague's inner thigh isn’t a ‘private matter’ @MattHancock , it’s sexual harassment and an abuse of power. Appalling to suggest otherwise.
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Lizzy Buchan
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Hancock put on the spot about claims Boris Johnson squeezed a journalist’s thigh. He says Boris has “never lectured other people on their private lives” and says govt must concentrate on delivering on the issues the public want
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Jo Swinson
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A bizarre choice of visuals and a deeply troubling choice of words by the Prime Minister, who'll soon be legally bound to seek an extension to Article 50. The people deserve better than Boris.
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BBC Politics
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"I'd rather be dead in a ditch" - PM Boris Johnson responds when asked if he'd go back to Brussels to ask for a #Brexit delay Latest:
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Jo Swinson
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Delighted to welcome @Sandbach as the latest @LibDems MP! Excited to work with her to #StopBrexit and build a brighter future!
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Jo Swinson
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In the last 24 hours Boris Johnson's Government has been criticised by the Chief Medical Officer and now the Chief Constable of West Yorkshire police. Quite something for a party trying to campaign on the idea they can be trusted with the NHS and policing.
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West Yorkshire Police
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Statement from West Yorkshire Police Chief Constable John Robins on yesterday's Ministerial visit.
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Jo Swinson
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Welcome @LucianaBerger - I am so delighted and proud to welcome you to the @LibDems . So looking forward to working together to stop Brexit, fight for equality and build a fairer society for all.
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Luciana Berger
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I am very pleased to announce that I have joined @joswinson and the @LibDems , the strongest party to stop brexit, fight for equality and a fairer country.
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Jo Swinson
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I’m excited to announce I’m running for leader of the @LibDems so we can: - Build an economy that puts people and the planet first - Harness the technological revolution for Britain’s future - Rally a liberal movement to stand up for our values ➡️
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Jo Swinson
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Looking forward to #bbcqt - on BBC1 at 2235. #holdingthecamera
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Jo Swinson
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Corbyn’s Labour don’t want to work with other parties to stop Brexit, because the truth is they want to deliver Brexit. If you want to #StopBrexit then join @LibDems
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Channel 4 News
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"What we don't want is a national unity government that gives Boris some sort of get out of jail free card." Rebecca Long-Bailey says Labour "wouldn't countenance a national government of unity" to deal with Brexit.
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Jo Swinson
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All the evidence is that Jeremy Corbyn does not have the support of enough Conservative MPs to command that majority, so I would urge him to be open to supporting alternative candidates for that role.
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Jo Swinson
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Thank you Sam. Putting country before party is not the easy choice, but it’s the right one. I look forward to voting alongside you to stop no-deal later.
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Sam Gyimah
5 years
I will vote against the Government tonight because it is the right thing to do. Here is my statement.
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Jo Swinson
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The @LibDems are the strongest Remain party, and we’ve long argued for a #PeoplesVote . But if we have a general election before a PV, my position is clear. A Liberal Democrat majority government would revoke A50 and #StopBrexit
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Jo Swinson
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What on *earth* will people who don’t want Boris Johnson or Jeremy Corbyn do? 🤷🏻‍♀️
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Robert Peston
5 years
Can you really believe that this is what we think of the two candidates to be PM?
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Jo Swinson
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So two questions in, and we've had neither person argue for staying in the EU, and neither person stand up for keeping our family of nations together. Some debate this..... #ITVDebate
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Jo Swinson
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Boris is making demands he knows the EU will turn down so he can blame them for no-deal Brexit. He’s set his sights on crashing us out without a deal, and we have to stop him.
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Tom Newton Dunn
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Breaking: Boris Johnson begins his Breixt renegotiation with a letter to Donald Tusk. In short, the backstop must go, completely.
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Jo Swinson
5 years
So much love for Lady Hale. 💪🏼❤
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Linda Grant
5 years
The motto on Baroness Hale's coat of arms is Omnia Feminae Aequissimae. Women are equal to everything.
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Jo Swinson
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Today the @LibDems and I will act with responsibility. We will not vote to tip our country into an election if it increases the likelihood of a dangerous No Deal Brexit.
@itvnews
ITV News
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Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson says it is now 'vital that this House acts with responsibility and does not tip our country into an election' which would leave it to 'crash out of the European Union' with no-deal. Read more:
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Jo Swinson
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The biggest issue facing the country in decades and Jeremy Corbyn wants to sit on the sidelines. He is betraying Remain voters.
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Allie Hodgkins-Brown
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Wednesday’s GUARDIAN: “Corbyn: I’ll stay neutral and let people decide on Brexit” #bbcpapers #TomorrowsPapersToday
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Jo Swinson
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Welcome @angelasmithmp to the @LibDems . She’s the sixth new MP to join us in the last three months, along with over 30,000 new members. Together we can stop Brexit.
@timespolitics
Times Politics
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Sunday Times exclusive: Angela Smith MP has defected to the Liberal Democrats
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Jo Swinson
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The Prime Minister must resign to make way for an emergency Government that can stop a No Deal Brexit. The @LibDems will keep fighting for People’s Vote and to stop Brexit altogether.
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Sky News
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"This judgement makes clear that Boris Johnson is not fit to be Prime Minister" says Liberal Democrat leader, Jo Swinson. Follow live reaction to the Supreme Court's decision here:
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Jo Swinson
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If Boris Johnson somehow delivers a Brexit deal, it will be because Labour MPs voted for it. Remainers will not forget that.
@CarolineFlint
Caroline Flint
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I & 18 Labour colleagues have written to Jean Claude Junker & Donald Tusk urging the EU Commission, EU27 with the U.K. Goverment to work night and day to agree a deal. An orderly Brexit is better than a No Deal Brexit. The public are tied of deadlock and want #Brexit resolved.
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Jo Swinson
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It's been a bleak week in politics, but I feel all the more hopeful seeing thousands of people take to the streets across the UK to protest the PM's power grab. The message for this hard-line Brexit govt is clear: we will not be silenced. #StopTheBrexitCoup #DefendOurDemocracy
@BBCNews
BBC News (UK)
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Thousands of people have taken to the streets in cities across the UK, protesting against plans to suspend Parliament [Tap to expand]
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Jo Swinson
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After welcoming @guyverhofstadt to our conference in Bournemouth, good to see him in Brussels today. I want our friends in Europe to know that millions of people want to Remain in the EU.
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This is a bad deal. Time to let the public have the final say in a #PeoplesVote - then we can choose to #StopBrexit
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BBC Politics
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Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson says Boris Johnson does not want another Brexit referendum because he knows people would "reject his bad deal and chose to remain in the European Union" #SuperSaturday
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Jo Swinson
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The Brexit Secretary appears to have just discovered the car industry is important and would be hugely damaged by his Government’s plan for no-deal. Doesn’t fill you with confidence, does it? #StopBrexit
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Steve Barclay
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The car industry’s ‘just in time’ supply chains rely on fluid cross-Channel trade routes. >1,100 trucks filled with car parts cross seamlessly from EU into UK each day. We need to start talks now on how we make sure this flow continues if we leave without a deal. /4
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Jo Swinson
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Don't try any nonsense about a mistake - this is calculated, deliberate breaking of trust by govt whips @JulianSmithUK to win at all costs. Brandon abstained in afternoon divisions, but voted in the two crunch votes after 6pm. There's a word for it - cheating.
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Politics isn't a spectator sport. If you think Britain deserves better than Johnson or Corbyn, if you think we can build a richer, greener & safer country & keep our family of nations united, then join me, join @libdems . #JoinJo
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The Guardian
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‘Don’t just sit and shout at the TV, join the Lib Dems and transform the country’
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Jo Swinson
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I mean, Boris Johnson is basically what you’d get if you sent Donald Trump to Eton. #JoinJo
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Cordelia Lynch
5 years
. @POTUS just now @BorisJohnson : "Good man. He's tough and he's smart. They're saying Britain Trump. They call him Britain Trump."
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Jo Swinson
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Theresa May's face while Boris talks nonsense is fascinating...
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Jo Swinson
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I’m so glad we now have cross-party agreement on this. We will not allow Boris Johnson to rush into an election campaign, so that he can sneakily leave without a deal on October 31st. There can be no election until Article 50 has been extended.
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The World at One
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“We are not going to give the Prime Minister the General Election he is so desperate for until an extension has been secured and the risk of crashing out of the EU without a deal has been completely eliminated” Lib Dem Brexit spokesperson @thomasbrake MP tells #bbcwato
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Jo Swinson
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Parliament is not there to try and help Boris deliver his promises. This Bill needs proper scrutiny, especially as Government Ministers don’t seem to understand key bits of it...
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Sam Coates Sky
5 years
So to #GetBrexitDone : - All Commons stages of the Withdrawal Bill to be completed by Thur.. -.. even tho some cabinet ministers confused about detail - no need for economic analysis of deal because it is "self evidently in our economic interest" says Chancellor Sajid Javid 🧐
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Jo Swinson
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I've written to Jeremy Corbyn asking him to back our People's Vote amendment to the Queen's Speech in Parliament today. @LibDems will always believe our best place is in the EU and we will always campaign to Remain.
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Jo Swinson
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Boris Johnson never visited the Irish border as Foreign Secretary, and he hasn’t visited as Prime Minister. If he had, he’d have heard first hand what a disaster his Brexit plans are for peace and prosperity.
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Jo Swinson
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This raises serious questions about whether the Prime Minister abused his position when he was Mayor of London.
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Gabriel Pogrund
5 years
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Boris Johnson wrote letter recommending "lover" Jennifer Arcuri for £100K job as head of public body Hundreds of leaked emails show Arcuri also put Johnson as reference on her CV She applied for TechCity CEO after being egged on by Milo Yiannapoulos See ST tmrw
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We need more women at the top of politics. Sadly, we sometimes end up with a man who thinks they can do a better job but aren’t really up to it. Not that I had anyone in mind...
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Jo Swinson
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The country deserves better than Brexit, and it deserves better than the two tired old parties. Vote @LibDems to #StopBrexit and build a brighter future.
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Jo Swinson
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Thank you, John Bercow, for being an unstinting guardian of parliamentary democracy, as well as a moderniser and a reformer. I’m proud to have supported your election as Speaker back in 2009.
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Jo Swinson
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Sajid Javid says Nigel Farage is not an extremist. I disagree. #JoinJo
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Jo Swinson
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Now the truth comes out. The Labour Party would rather have no-deal than entertain *any* of the other options people have suggested for an emergency PM.
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Antonello Guerrera
5 years
BREAKING. John McDonnell tells me that “we’ll NEVER accept an interim government without Jeremy Corbyn as PM.” Not even if a government led by a “impartial”/bipartisan PM was the only way to stop No Deal? “No, cause it wouldn’t work and it won’t have the support of Labour MPs.”
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Jo Swinson
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54,000 women lose their jobs each year in the UK due to pregnancy & maternity discrimination. Despite claims to want to fight "burning injustices", govt response to this problem has been shockingly poor, so perhaps it should be no surprise they treat MPs on mat leave like this.
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Jo Swinson
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So it turns out the @LibDems got votes from Michael Heseltine and Alistair Campbell. How’s that for bringing people together for a common cause? #StopBrexit
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Jo Swinson
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Big morning ahead in the new job! I’ll be on @GMB at 0620, @BBCBreakfast at 0710, @bbc5live at 0720, @BBCr4today at 0750, @BBCRadioScot at 0810, @LBC at 0850 and then @SkyNews at 0915! Tune in!
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