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Standing up for carers


21 November was Carers Rights Day - a time to recognise the incredible work
carers do across the country. The Liberal Democratstabled a motion
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carers and highlight the challenges they face.

Fixing the social care crisis was central to our election campaign - we will
always be the party of carers. We already helped secure a new right to carer’s
leave last year, with the passing of theCarer’s Leave Act
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we won’t stop fighting for carers every day.

As thousands of unpaid carers face unfair repayment demands and even
prosecution for earning just a few pounds over an arbitrary limit, we’re
calling for urgent reform of carer’s allowance.


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We also need broader care reforms. We oppose the Government’s national
insurance hike, which willhurt small care providers
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, threatening care provision and putting more pressure on the NHS.

Share our call to exempt care from these damaging hikes:



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Successive governments have failed to address the social care crisis. We urge
the Government to start cross-party talks now to find a lasting solution.


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Also in this Issue


* Ed Davey's Christmas single for carers
* Scrap Labour's Bus Tax
* Lib Dem Select Committee members
* Standing up for Ukraine
* Follow us on Bluesky

* Trans Awareness Week & Transgender Day of Remembrance
* Council by-election wins
* In the Media
* Work for Us


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Love Is Enough


This week, Ed Davey teamed up with the Bath Philharmonia's Young Carers' Choir
to release a charity single.

Written by six young carers and former young carers, ‘Love is Enough’ is a
tribute to the caring responsibilities of young carers and the bond they share
with the people they care for. Having been a young carer himself for his
mother, Ed got involved to help raise awareness of this issue and raise money
for the Carers Trust and Bath Philharmonia.

The launch this week has already been a fabulous chance to highlight the
challenges facing young carers and the support available for them – with great
coverage on BBC Breakfast, the Today Programme, Radio 2, ITV News and much more.

You can help by buying and downloading the song - doing so rather than just
streaming it will help boost us up the charts and raise more money for these
great causes – but of course it is available on Spotify and all other streaming
sites too.


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If you missed Ed’s email yesterday with more information on the single and why
he wanted to get involved - you can read it here:


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Scrap Labour’s Bus Tax


Labour are hiking up the bus fare cap across England by 50%, hitting
communities hard.

Not only will this hurt struggling town centres and high streets, just when
they hoped that the years of the Conservatives' economic vandalism were over.

And it will hit bus passengers and commuters, at a time when people are
struggling with the cost of living.

The Government must change course and protect the cap for bus users and
commuters. Please back our campaign and share it on social media:

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Lib Dem Select Committee members


We previously shared the news that three Lib Dem MPs will chair Select
Committees: Alistair Carmichael for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs; Layla
Moran for Health & Social Care; and Jamie Stone for Petitions.

The remaining committee members have now been revealed, and there’s plenty of
Lib Dem representation throughout. Find out which committees our MPs are on
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Standing up for Ukraine


Earlier this month, Ed Davey visited Epsom’s Ukraine Hub alongside our Defence
Spokesperson Helen Maguire, to speak with volunteers who are giving up their
free time to send vital winter survival kits to Ukraine.

Donald Trump’s election makes our commitment to Ukraine more important than
ever. Ed called for a ‘Save Ukraine’ summit in London to unlock £40 billion in
frozen Russian assets and use it to give Ukraine critical support.

He also called on the Government to ‘Trump-proof’ the UK by seeking closer
ties with Europe to protect UK interests.


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Follow us on Bluesky


The Lib Dems are now on Bluesky! Follow us to stay up to date with everything
we’re up to.


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See our Starter Pack to follow our MPs and other key Party figures:


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Trans Awareness Week and Transgender Day of Remembrance


From 13 - 19 November, we marked Trans Awareness Week, a chance to celebrate
trans people, acknowledge the challenges they face, and reflect on how we can
improve their lives. The week concluded with Trans Day of Remembrance to honour
those lives lost to anti-trans violence and discrimination.

Liberal Democrats will always stand up for the rights of everyone in the
LGBT+ community, including trans people.

Read our Equalities Spokesperson Christine Jardine MP’s message here:


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We’ve had more council by-election wins across the country over the past month!

We took seats from the Conservatives in Westmorland & Furness
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Oxfordshire
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andEdinburgh
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We also held a number of seats: in Bradwell
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andBroughton
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, both in Milton Keynes, and one each inRutland
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,Highland
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, andSomerset
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Many council elections are seeing Lib Dem candidates run for the first time,
reflecting our growing progress in giving everyone the chance to vote Lib Dem.

Congratulations to all those elected and thank you to everyone who stood but
didn’t win this time.



In the Media


Daisy Cooper MP on the Political Thinking with Nick Robinson podcast
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and onBBC Question Time
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Ed Davey MP on the Newscast podcast
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Josh Babarinde MP on Channel 4’s Political Slot
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discussing the Lib Dem vision to tackle hidden homelessness.

Lisa Smart MP on LBC’s Cross Question
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Daisy Cooper: “This is how Labour could have fuelled growth”
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Jess Brown-Fuller MP on BBC Politics Live
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NHS crisis.


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Work for Us


We’ve got a wide variety of vacancies - both paid and voluntary - currently
available. If you’re keen to contribute in whatever capacity suits you best,
we’d love to hear from you!


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