@luketaylorld.bsky.social
Liberal Democrat MP for Sutton and Cheam, Lib Dem spokesperson for London. Engineer.
@eddavey.libdems.org.ukReposted by @luketaylorld.bsky.socialWow. Donald Trump is giving money to Putin’s war machine so he can keep killing innocent Ukrainians and attacking democracies across Europe. The UK must lead a coalition of the willing that stands up and says no.
@markpackuk.bsky.socialReposted by @luketaylorld.bsky.social“Winning here” starts by “showing up”
@acmcgregor.bsky.socialReposted by @luketaylorld.bsky.socialA thing I pushed for - unsuccessfully - at LibDem Federal Policy Cmte, some years back, was for us to adopt a policy of eliminating Stamp Duty on downsizing and permitting some degree of tax-exemption on the proceeds of such sales being distributed to adult children.
@luketaylorld.bsky.socialWait, you’re not telling me that Kemi-nomics isn’t fully thought through and will make everything much worse? SHURELY not!
@danneidle.bsky.socialReposted by @luketaylorld.bsky.socialKemi Badenoch wants to exempt the family home from inheritance tax. But that creates a perverse incentive for elderly people to *upsize* to save IHT. That could double the cost of the policy, and push £100bn+ from savings into housing. A 🧵 on bad tax cuts.
@luketaylorld.bsky.socialClearly you’re not out here talking to voters yourself… How about the postal voter who asked us if there was any way to cancel his vote because he’d sent it in the other week for Zack and was not horrified at the thought of him winning?
@luketaylorld.bsky.socialLatest team out on the doors in Holborn and St Pancras supporting Patrick Stillman today. So many soft Green voters saying they can no longer vote for Zack, and are backing Patrick to stand up to the terrible Labour Council, and be a part of a real opposition group of 70+ LD MPs in Parliament.
@luketaylorld.bsky.socialBadenoch is partly right: the opposition has won the argument. Just not hers.
It's Lib Dem ideas, values and priorities that are winning the day and shaping the conversation. Meanwhile, the Tories look further backwards.
My take on conference season:
buff.ly/jgatLsa
@bondhack.ft.comReposted by @luketaylorld.bsky.socialFantastic Michael Crick episode of Panorama on Jeffrey Archer from 25 years ago. Really underscores just what a disservice it was to readers to use the lazy "led a colourful life" platitudes in many of the obituaries.
@luketaylorld.bsky.socialIt has been an absolute delight campaigning for Patrick.
Every step of the way he has shown exactly what Lib Dems are all about: hard work, dedication to your community, and speaking up for those being taken for granted.
One day left. Go on #HolbornandStPancras - you know who to back tomorrow!
@libdems.org.ukReposted by @luketaylorld.bsky.socialJUST IN: Latest from the Liz Truss Supporters' Club
@eddavey.libdems.org.ukReposted by @luketaylorld.bsky.socialWhen I visited the Nova music festival site, the impact of October 7th hit home. Three years on, the violence continues, and we have seen an appalling rise in antisemitism here and around the world. We must stand with the Jewish community, stamp out antisemitism, and work for a lasting peace.
@eddavey.libdems.org.ukReposted by @luketaylorld.bsky.socialBadenoch has spent half her conference making unfunded promises, and half lecturing the country on fiscal responsibility. We’re all still paying the price for Conservative financial mismanagement. Liberal Democrats will act as the firewall stopping her handing No 10 to Farage.
@luketaylorld.bsky.socialThere is nothing... > cheap or green about oil and gas > fiscally responsible about tax cuts for the richest > pro-business about backing Brexit > tough about cutting support for NEETs > anti-Reform about aping their divisive rhetoric Kemi's contradiction Conservatives are living in fantasy land.
@peterwalker99.bsky.socialReposted by @luketaylorld.bsky.socialIt’s not been fully spotted but to pay for 50,000 extra prison places the Conservatives have said they would cut foreign aid to £1bn a year, or 0.03% of GDP, a 90% cut. This would not even cover UN and World Bank contributions.
@jamesmaccleary.bsky.socialReposted by @luketaylorld.bsky.socialJust another gimmick from a party with no credibility on defence. £10bn wouldn't even touch the sides for a complete UK-wide 'Iron Dome'.
The Tories need to review their dodgy sums or be honest about which parts of the country their Patchwork Dome wouldn’t cover.
@josh.politics.co.ukReposted by @luketaylorld.bsky.socialNEW: Lib Dem MPs urge Greens to defect after ‘Zionism is racism’ vote
@timfarron.bsky.social: “Real Greens are welcome in the Lib Dems”
@jessbrownfullermp.bsky.social: “You can find your political home in the Liberal Democrats”
@luketaylorld.bsky.social: “You are welcome in the Liberal Democrats”
@calummillerld.bsky.socialReposted by @luketaylorld.bsky.socialI agree with Luke. This motion by the Green Party is wrong-headed and deeply damaging.
@katiemansfield.bsky.socialReposted by @luketaylorld.bsky.socialOn the doorsteps of Hampstead & Highgate, I hear first-hand the concerns about antisemitism in our community. The Green Party motion will leave many Jewish people feeling less safe. We must build cohesion and tackle antisemitism and Islamophobia, not deepen division. I fully endorse this statement.
@luketaylorld.bsky.socialTo those that joined the Green Party thinking it was a political movement that cared about the environment and tackling the climate crisis - you are welcome in the Liberal Democrats.
