Sevenoaks, Dartford and Gravesham Liberal Democrats
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Your local Liberal Democrats party covering Sevenoaks, Dartford and Gravesham.
Published and Promoted by Patrick Reynolds on behalf of Sevenoaks Liberal Democrats, both of 73, The Rise, Sevenoaks, TN13 1RL.
Published and Promoted by Patrick Reynolds on behalf of Sevenoaks Liberal Democrats, both of 73, The Rise, Sevenoaks, TN13 1RL.
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Today's results make it absolutely clear that if you don't want Tories or Reform, you have to vote Liberal Democrat in #Sevenoaks. This was the General Election result but since then, the Labour vote has collapsed.
This is an absolute shambles and we cannot just continue with SE Water as if nothing has happened.
January 18, 2026 at 10:21 AM
This is an absolute shambles and we cannot just continue with SE Water as if nothing has happened.
Ed is right. Let’s see some action against Trump.
Starmer’s US policy lies in tatters. Trump is now punishing the UK and NATO allies just for doing the right thing.
Time for the PM to stand firm against the bully in the White House, and work with European and Commonwealth allies to make him back down from this reckless plan.
Time for the PM to stand firm against the bully in the White House, and work with European and Commonwealth allies to make him back down from this reckless plan.
January 18, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Ed is right. Let’s see some action against Trump.
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Tonight's turret meeting will be pretty awkward
January 15, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Tonight's turret meeting will be pretty awkward
Ripping out heritage lampposts is the latest Reform policy on #Kent County Council.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/kent...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/kent...
Reform-run Kent County Council under fire for ‘ripping up’ lampposts in Canterbury | LBC
The Reform UK-led council is planning to remove almost 250 historic lamp posts and replace them with “cheap and banal” alternatives
www.lbc.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Ripping out heritage lampposts is the latest Reform policy on #Kent County Council.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/kent...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/kent...
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No Kemi, Trump threatening to invade a NATO ally is not a "second order issue."
It’s a direct challenge to Britain’s security and the future of NATO.
It’s a direct challenge to Britain’s security and the future of NATO.
January 11, 2026 at 2:34 PM
No Kemi, Trump threatening to invade a NATO ally is not a "second order issue."
It’s a direct challenge to Britain’s security and the future of NATO.
It’s a direct challenge to Britain’s security and the future of NATO.
This is getting ridiculous.
It currently looks like elections might be cancelled for East and West Sussex, giving some county councillors at least a 7 year term. All the boroughs could cancel elections too, except Crawley. What a mess the government is making of local government reorganisation www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Will Sussex get to vote in 2026 or will elections be called off?
All 2026 local elections in Sussex face being scrapped after vote for mayor postponed amid changes.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 11, 2026 at 2:53 PM
This is getting ridiculous.
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National Crime Agency must investigate X say Lib Dems
National Crime Agency must investigate X say Lib Dems
Lib Dems call on National Crime Agency to launch an urgent investigation into X in response to the proliferation of sexual abuse material.
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January 9, 2026 at 3:07 PM
National Crime Agency must investigate X say Lib Dems
Not really “accused of”. They clearly have.
ArticleReform UK accused of betraying election pledges on council tax
Reform UK accused of betraying election pledges on council tax | The Guardian
Reform UK has been accused of betraying election promises to cut council tax after several councils it controls said they planned to increase rates close to the maximum allowed. They include...
www.pressreader.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Not really “accused of”. They clearly have.
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Lib Dems call on Reform MPs to donate income from X to charity amid Grok row
Lib Dems call on Reform MPs to donate income from X to charity amid Grok row
Exclusive: Party says Nigel Farage and colleagues receiving ‘tainted money’ for their posts on Elon Musk’s platform
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Lib Dems call on Reform MPs to donate income from X to charity amid Grok row
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Lib Dems call on Reform MPs to donate income from X to charity amid Grok row
Lib Dems call on Reform MPs to donate income from X to charity amid Grok row
Exclusive: party says Nigel Farage and colleagues receiving ‘tainted money’ for their posts on Elon Musk’s platform
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January 9, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Lib Dems call on Reform MPs to donate income from X to charity amid Grok row
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First Venezuela, next Greenland?
You don't suck up to bullies like Trump, he will just see it as a sign of weakness.
Keir Starmer needs to get on the phone to our European allies including the Danish PM, and show a united front against Trump's threats.
You don't suck up to bullies like Trump, he will just see it as a sign of weakness.
Keir Starmer needs to get on the phone to our European allies including the Danish PM, and show a united front against Trump's threats.
January 4, 2026 at 3:12 PM
First Venezuela, next Greenland?
You don't suck up to bullies like Trump, he will just see it as a sign of weakness.
Keir Starmer needs to get on the phone to our European allies including the Danish PM, and show a united front against Trump's threats.
You don't suck up to bullies like Trump, he will just see it as a sign of weakness.
Keir Starmer needs to get on the phone to our European allies including the Danish PM, and show a united front against Trump's threats.
Great video from Ed!
Every year, people mock this tree. But I love it anyway.
It reminds us that if we stand together in tough times, we can overcome anything.
Merry Christmas from my family to yours. 🎄✨
It reminds us that if we stand together in tough times, we can overcome anything.
Merry Christmas from my family to yours. 🎄✨
December 27, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Great video from Ed!
We wish everyone a Merry Christmas! We will be off for a few days.
a merry christmas card with a christmas tree
ALT: a merry christmas card with a christmas tree
media.tenor.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:08 AM
We wish everyone a Merry Christmas! We will be off for a few days.
Not sure that it is the EHRC chair who is a disgrace here…
Tories call EHRC chair’s comments a ‘disgrace’ after she warns ‘demonisation of migrants’ is bad for UK – politics live
Tories call EHRC chair’s comments a ‘disgrace’ after she warns ‘demonisation of migrants’ bad for UK – politics live
Chris Philp says Mary-Ann Stephenson is dismissing ‘legitimate concerns about mass migration’
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Not sure that it is the EHRC chair who is a disgrace here…
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More chaos hits the Tory group on #Sevenoaks council as a councillor defects to Reform. The really interesting thing is that earlier he said that a councillor switching like this should call a by-election as a matter of “integrity”. So are we going to see any?!
www.kentonline.co.uk/sevenoaks/ne...
www.kentonline.co.uk/sevenoaks/ne...
Council gains first Reform UK member after yet another defection
A council has gained its first Reform UK member after yet another defection from the ruling Conservatives.
www.kentonline.co.uk
December 21, 2025 at 12:27 AM
More chaos hits the Tory group on #Sevenoaks council as a councillor defects to Reform. The really interesting thing is that earlier he said that a councillor switching like this should call a by-election as a matter of “integrity”. So are we going to see any?!
www.kentonline.co.uk/sevenoaks/ne...
www.kentonline.co.uk/sevenoaks/ne...
Instead of cutting council tax, Reform are putting it up for everyone in #Kent while cranking up spending on political assistants to tell them what they should be thinking. 🤔 🤷
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform councillors in Kent condemned for spending thousands on political assistants
Party that pledged to cut waste and save money faces criticism after pushing through vote to employ advisers
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Instead of cutting council tax, Reform are putting it up for everyone in #Kent while cranking up spending on political assistants to tell them what they should be thinking. 🤔 🤷
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
More chaos hits the Tory group on #Sevenoaks council as a councillor defects to Reform. The really interesting thing is that earlier he said that a councillor switching like this should call a by-election as a matter of “integrity”. So are we going to see any?!
www.kentonline.co.uk/sevenoaks/ne...
www.kentonline.co.uk/sevenoaks/ne...
Council gains first Reform UK member after yet another defection
A council has gained its first Reform UK member after yet another defection from the ruling Conservatives.
www.kentonline.co.uk
December 21, 2025 at 12:27 AM
More chaos hits the Tory group on #Sevenoaks council as a councillor defects to Reform. The really interesting thing is that earlier he said that a councillor switching like this should call a by-election as a matter of “integrity”. So are we going to see any?!
www.kentonline.co.uk/sevenoaks/ne...
www.kentonline.co.uk/sevenoaks/ne...
Another disastrous policy from the Reform group at #Kent County Council. Cutting preventative actions will mean more in hospital and more needing acute care.
Reform council planning ‘huge’ cuts in adult social care
Kent County Council has estimated that 18,804 people could be impacted by the proposal
Is this really what Kent voted for?
Kent County Council has estimated that 18,804 people could be impacted by the proposal
Is this really what Kent voted for?
Reform council planning ‘huge’ cuts in adult social care
Kent County Council has estimated that 18,804 people could be impacted by the proposal
www.independent.co.uk
December 20, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Another disastrous policy from the Reform group at #Kent County Council. Cutting preventative actions will mean more in hospital and more needing acute care.
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🚨 BREAKING NEWS: Liberal Democrats have won more local by-elections than any other party in 2025.
In real elections up and down the country, only the Lib Dems are taking on Reform and winning.
In real elections up and down the country, only the Lib Dems are taking on Reform and winning.
December 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
🚨 BREAKING NEWS: Liberal Democrats have won more local by-elections than any other party in 2025.
In real elections up and down the country, only the Lib Dems are taking on Reform and winning.
In real elections up and down the country, only the Lib Dems are taking on Reform and winning.
Important article on refugees and the wrong direction of travel under the current government.
A former child refugee looks at how the new UK asylum and migrant policy would have hindered her family’s integration into UK society | Magdalena Williams
The UK’s toxic new asylum and migrant policy
A former child refugee looks at how the new UK asylum and migrant policy would have hindered her family’s integration into UK society
kentandsurreybylines.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Important article on refugees and the wrong direction of travel under the current government.
Ed is right. Will Keir finally show some backbone?
Keir Starmer needs to stand up for the BBC against Trump's outrageous $5bn lawsuit and protect licence fee payers from being hit in the pocket.
Trump wants to interfere in our democracy and undermine our national broadcaster. We cannot let him.
Trump wants to interfere in our democracy and undermine our national broadcaster. We cannot let him.
December 16, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Ed is right. Will Keir finally show some backbone?
Reform and Tories bashing each other about their equally appalling records in running councils in #Sevenoaks and #Kent.
www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/ba...
www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/ba...
Badenoch accuses Reform UK of ‘making a mess’ of running Kent
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has taken a swipe at Reform while on a visit to the county to publicise a new transport policy.
www.kentonline.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Reform and Tories bashing each other about their equally appalling records in running councils in #Sevenoaks and #Kent.
www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/ba...
www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/ba...
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Horrified by the sickening terrorist attack in Bondi Beach. My prayers are with the families of those tragically killed.
As Jewish communities come together to celebrate Hanukkah, we must stand together against violence and hate. Light will always triumph over darkness.
As Jewish communities come together to celebrate Hanukkah, we must stand together against violence and hate. Light will always triumph over darkness.
December 14, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Horrified by the sickening terrorist attack in Bondi Beach. My prayers are with the families of those tragically killed.
As Jewish communities come together to celebrate Hanukkah, we must stand together against violence and hate. Light will always triumph over darkness.
As Jewish communities come together to celebrate Hanukkah, we must stand together against violence and hate. Light will always triumph over darkness.
Obviously picking up tips from #Kent Reform group!
Leader of Reform-run council accused of ‘authoritarian’ attempt to silence opposition
Leader of Reform-run council accused of ‘authoritarian’ attempt to silence opposition
Worcestershire council leader Jo Monk sent city councillor Ed Kimberley a cease and desist letter over his criticism of her
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December 11, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Obviously picking up tips from #Kent Reform group!
More and more people are recognising the damage caused by #Brexit. Great to see our Customs Union Bill passed today!
Thirteen Labour MPs vote for talks on joining EU customs union www.bbc.com/news/article...
Thirteen Labour MPs vote for talks on joining EU customs union www.bbc.com/news/article...
Thirteen Labour MPs vote for talks on joining EU customs union
One hundred MPs voted for and 100 against the Liberal Democrats' bill, which would require the UK to begin talks with the EU for a new customs union.
www.bbc.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:45 PM
More and more people are recognising the damage caused by #Brexit. Great to see our Customs Union Bill passed today!
Thirteen Labour MPs vote for talks on joining EU customs union www.bbc.com/news/article...
Thirteen Labour MPs vote for talks on joining EU customs union www.bbc.com/news/article...