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'This is one major storm. I’ve not seen anything like it in my career'
Storm Eowyn is set to batter the country
https://t.co/JbsAz5BiEE
#StormEowyn#StormÉowyn
Why is the government happy to cosy up to China, but won't even look at a better customs deal with our closest neighbours in Europe?
Ministers say they’re looking everywhere for growth but are ignoring what is staring them in the face.
You are wrong on pretty much every count here.
Firstly, being elected (and "democratically" is pretty much what being "elected" means) does not absolve you of crimes, whether war crimes or any other. We term this notion "The Rule of Law" - look it up.
The law is not provocative. The law is the law.
This is not a diplomatic move - it's the International Criminal Court - a court to which we subscribe.
There is nothing here about moral equivalence. You pass a threshold for committing a crime(s) or you do not. It's that simple. Not one at ICC is writing out morality scores and seeing who is above who. That's effectively distraction via disinformation on your part.
And you cannot condemn and ignore a court to which you subscribe. That's not how the law works, neither nationally nor internationally.
@LanceForman@EdwardJDavey Just because the Americans choose to go down one route doesn't mean we have to do the same. There are basic values at stake here that should be shared across democracies but are at risk.
Completely agree with Ed.
Donald Trump is a man who actively undermines the rule of law, human rights, international trade, climate action and global security.
Now more than ever we need to be standing up for our core liberal values, at home and abroad.
Things have just got a lot more difficult . Here’s what I think . I had no control over what just happened . None . But I do have control over how I will react to it . And I am not going to give up on the beautiful and the good , the grip on my dreams just got tighter .
This is a dark, dark day for people around the globe. The world’s largest economy and most powerful military will be led by a dangerous, destructive demagogue.
A big win for our campaign for carers.
After pressure from @EdwardJDavey and the @LibDems, the weekly earnings limit for Carer's Allowance will be increased, worth an additional £45 a week from April next year, and making over 60,000 carers eligible for support.
I’m glad that the Chancellor has listened to Lib Dem calls for more investment in the NHS to start repairing all the damage done to local health services by the Conservatives.
But the Government is still ignoring the elephant in the NHS waiting room: the crisis in social care.
If you listen to anyone this morning, let it be Gideon Levy. A phenomenal Israeli journalist who has been speaking truth to power for decades. Share his words. Far and Wide.
There are three sides in this war: Islamic extremism, Jewish extremism and basic humanity
I choose humanity
My new article is here:
https://t.co/ogJPNCZKfB
Ed Davey raised this with the Prime Minister at his first PMQs, and our motion has forced the Government to listen. Now we must see real action.
https://t.co/2K6mQ9elP1
Far right Israeli Ministers Smotrich and Ben-Gvir are fuelling extremism and inciting violence against Palestinians, in the West Bank and in Gaza. I called on the last government to sanction them, but they refused.
At #PMQs today, I urged the PM to act and sanction them now.