Cllr Simon Lepori 🔶️
@simonleporild.bsky.social
Lib Dem cllr for Timperley Central at Trafford Council.
Health & Social Care, Politics, SEND, Inclusion, Rugby, LGBTQ+ 🔶️🇬🇧🐝🌈
Health & Social Care, Politics, SEND, Inclusion, Rugby, LGBTQ+ 🔶️🇬🇧🐝🌈
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‼️Internal Liberal Democrats Election Post - I'm running for Fereral Conference Committee.
🗳️𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐈𝐂𝐄 #𝟏
🧡I'm hoping to build the first time experience, look into ways to make conf more accessible and bring more of our local voices forward.
🗳️𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐈𝐂𝐄 #𝟏
🧡I'm hoping to build the first time experience, look into ways to make conf more accessible and bring more of our local voices forward.
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Waiting for the Mainstream Media to run wall to wall, 24 hour rolling news about @eddavey.libdems.org.uk electoral success, rather than endlessly fawning over Nige.
October 24, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Waiting for the Mainstream Media to run wall to wall, 24 hour rolling news about @eddavey.libdems.org.uk electoral success, rather than endlessly fawning over Nige.
‼️Internal Liberal Democrats Election Post - I'm running for Fereral Conference Committee.
🗳️𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐈𝐂𝐄 #𝟏
🧡I'm hoping to build the first time experience, look into ways to make conf more accessible and bring more of our local voices forward.
🗳️𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐈𝐂𝐄 #𝟏
🧡I'm hoping to build the first time experience, look into ways to make conf more accessible and bring more of our local voices forward.
October 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
‼️Internal Liberal Democrats Election Post - I'm running for Fereral Conference Committee.
🗳️𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐈𝐂𝐄 #𝟏
🧡I'm hoping to build the first time experience, look into ways to make conf more accessible and bring more of our local voices forward.
🗳️𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐈𝐂𝐄 #𝟏
🧡I'm hoping to build the first time experience, look into ways to make conf more accessible and bring more of our local voices forward.
I'm so happy to back Josh for Party President, we need to build on all the hard work already done, and turbo charge our party towards 100+ seats.
July 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I'm so happy to back Josh for Party President, we need to build on all the hard work already done, and turbo charge our party towards 100+ seats.
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A reminder that the Lib Dems have continuously campaigned for:
👩👩👦👦 Scrap the Two child Benefit Cap
🧓Keep Triple Lock Pension
❄️Keep Winter Fuel Payments
🤰Free school meals
🇪🇺Closer ties with EU
🗳Fair votes/ PR
🌎Climate action/Net Zero
🇵🇸Ceasefire in Gaza/Two state solution
🇺🇸Stand up to Trump
#LibDems🔶
👩👩👦👦 Scrap the Two child Benefit Cap
🧓Keep Triple Lock Pension
❄️Keep Winter Fuel Payments
🤰Free school meals
🇪🇺Closer ties with EU
🗳Fair votes/ PR
🌎Climate action/Net Zero
🇵🇸Ceasefire in Gaza/Two state solution
🇺🇸Stand up to Trump
#LibDems🔶
July 30, 2025 at 9:30 AM
A reminder that the Lib Dems have continuously campaigned for:
👩👩👦👦 Scrap the Two child Benefit Cap
🧓Keep Triple Lock Pension
❄️Keep Winter Fuel Payments
🤰Free school meals
🇪🇺Closer ties with EU
🗳Fair votes/ PR
🌎Climate action/Net Zero
🇵🇸Ceasefire in Gaza/Two state solution
🇺🇸Stand up to Trump
#LibDems🔶
👩👩👦👦 Scrap the Two child Benefit Cap
🧓Keep Triple Lock Pension
❄️Keep Winter Fuel Payments
🤰Free school meals
🇪🇺Closer ties with EU
🗳Fair votes/ PR
🌎Climate action/Net Zero
🇵🇸Ceasefire in Gaza/Two state solution
🇺🇸Stand up to Trump
#LibDems🔶
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Lib Dem Leader Meets BBC Boss To Complain About Level Of Reform Coverage.
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Lib Dem Leader Meets BBC Boss To Complain About Level Of Reform Coverage
Exclusive: Ed Davey has met with BBC boss Tim Davie to complain about the broadcaster’s coverage, which the Liberal Democrats claim is weighted too...
www.politicshome.com
July 30, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Lib Dem Leader Meets BBC Boss To Complain About Level Of Reform Coverage.
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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The state of Greater Manchester Police.
Absolutely Shocking!
www.traffordlibdems.co.uk/news/article...
Absolutely Shocking!
www.traffordlibdems.co.uk/news/article...
Absolutely Shocking!
Absolutely shocking revelations that GMP are wiping away unsolved crimes!
www.traffordlibdems.co.uk
July 29, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The state of Greater Manchester Police.
Absolutely Shocking!
www.traffordlibdems.co.uk/news/article...
Absolutely Shocking!
www.traffordlibdems.co.uk/news/article...
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Voters need to know what the Lib Dems stand for: what three key things would be different under a Lib Dem government. Today, no-one really does.
🔶 Lib Dems are watching Reform UK... and some say it’s time to get bolder and learn from their rise
🗯️ Calls to “flip the table” & sharpen identity
🔮 Frustration over lack of clear vision
🗣️ “Reform are not going out there talking about their policies”
My @politicshome.bsky.social weekend read 👇
🗯️ Calls to “flip the table” & sharpen identity
🔮 Frustration over lack of clear vision
🗣️ “Reform are not going out there talking about their policies”
My @politicshome.bsky.social weekend read 👇
'We’re Too Nice': Lib Dems Eye Reform Tactics to Sharpen Their Message
The Liberal Democrats are closely watching Reform UK, with some party figures suggesting they are ready to borrow tactics from Nigel Farage to shar...
www.politicshome.com
July 29, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Voters need to know what the Lib Dems stand for: what three key things would be different under a Lib Dem government. Today, no-one really does.
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The entire board of Liberal Reform writes for Lib Dem Voice - and I agree with it.
We have a duty of care to speak out against the Online Safety Act
We are the party of civil liberties - that is what, we would argue, should be an uncontested fact. From the Snoopers Charter to campaigning for equal rights for minority communities, it is the raison ...
www.libdemvoice.org
July 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
The entire board of Liberal Reform writes for Lib Dem Voice - and I agree with it.
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Are we underestimating the Lib Dems? Not only are they popular they have popular policies too...votes are seeing them as an alternative to the major parties. They are likely to push further on the Environment, stealing climate conscious voters from other parties.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtdW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtdW...
Are We Underestimating the Lib Dems?
YouTube video by TLDR News
www.youtube.com
July 28, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Are we underestimating the Lib Dems? Not only are they popular they have popular policies too...votes are seeing them as an alternative to the major parties. They are likely to push further on the Environment, stealing climate conscious voters from other parties.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtdW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtdW...
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Auto-enrolment for free school meals. 🍎🍞🍪
𝙉𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙖𝙥𝙚. 𝙉𝙤 𝙎𝙩𝙞𝙜𝙢𝙖!
www.traffordlibdems.co.uk/news/article...
𝙉𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙖𝙥𝙚. 𝙉𝙤 𝙎𝙩𝙞𝙜𝙢𝙖!
www.traffordlibdems.co.uk/news/article...
The Lib Dem proposal that could help hundreds more children access a Free School Meal in Trafford
Trafford Lib Dems are calling for automatic enrolment in Free School Meals, aiming to help hundreds more children access nutritious lunches—boosting learning and easing burdens on families and schools...
www.traffordlibdems.co.uk
July 15, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Auto-enrolment for free school meals. 🍎🍞🍪
𝙉𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙖𝙥𝙚. 𝙉𝙤 𝙎𝙩𝙞𝙜𝙢𝙖!
www.traffordlibdems.co.uk/news/article...
𝙉𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙖𝙥𝙚. 𝙉𝙤 𝙎𝙩𝙞𝙜𝙢𝙖!
www.traffordlibdems.co.uk/news/article...
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Without fixing social care, this NHS plan could be the most expensive sticking plaster in history.
It appears Labour are borrowing from the Conservative playbook - ignoring the social care crisis because it’s just too hard.
It appears Labour are borrowing from the Conservative playbook - ignoring the social care crisis because it’s just too hard.
July 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Without fixing social care, this NHS plan could be the most expensive sticking plaster in history.
It appears Labour are borrowing from the Conservative playbook - ignoring the social care crisis because it’s just too hard.
It appears Labour are borrowing from the Conservative playbook - ignoring the social care crisis because it’s just too hard.
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Lib Dems claim deeper trade deal with EU would raise £25bn of tax revenue www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
#libdems
#libdems
Lib Dems claim deeper trade deal with EU would raise £25bn of tax revenue
Deal that stops short of joining customs union or single market could pay for reversing benefit cuts, party says
www.theguardian.com
June 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Lib Dems claim deeper trade deal with EU would raise £25bn of tax revenue www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
#libdems
#libdems
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Piece by me on why the sudden departure of Reform chair Zia Yusuf is both symbolically important and could hamper Nigel Farage’s big project of Lib Dem-ising his party’s election machine.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Without Yusuf, Farage will find it even harder to increase Reform’s popularity
The reversal of Reform’s Doge-style unit could be viewed as a step back to the less disciplined age of Farage’s party
www.theguardian.com
June 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Piece by me on why the sudden departure of Reform chair Zia Yusuf is both symbolically important and could hamper Nigel Farage’s big project of Lib Dem-ising his party’s election machine.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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"My fear is that Starmer stops there."
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey welcomes the EU reset deal but stops short of backing a return to free movement.
@maitlis.bsky.social | @jonsopel1.bsky.social
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey welcomes the EU reset deal but stops short of backing a return to free movement.
@maitlis.bsky.social | @jonsopel1.bsky.social
May 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
"My fear is that Starmer stops there."
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey welcomes the EU reset deal but stops short of backing a return to free movement.
@maitlis.bsky.social | @jonsopel1.bsky.social
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey welcomes the EU reset deal but stops short of backing a return to free movement.
@maitlis.bsky.social | @jonsopel1.bsky.social
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CITY AM: Lib Dems surge past Tories as party faces unprecedented crisis, raising questions about the future of leadership and the rise of a radical right alternative.
- by Fonie Mitsopoulou
- by Fonie Mitsopoulou
Why are the Tories polling behind the Lib Dems?
“A serious cull of the party needs to happen ASAP,” an anonymous Tory source told City AM, “falling behind the Lib Dems is horrific."
www.cityam.com
May 20, 2025 at 4:21 PM
CITY AM: Lib Dems surge past Tories as party faces unprecedented crisis, raising questions about the future of leadership and the rise of a radical right alternative.
- by Fonie Mitsopoulou
- by Fonie Mitsopoulou
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Lib Dems overtake the Tories in today's YouGov poll 🎉🎉
May 20, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Lib Dems overtake the Tories in today's YouGov poll 🎉🎉
Lib Dems overtake the Tories in today's YouGov poll 🎉🎉
May 20, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Lib Dems overtake the Tories in today's YouGov poll 🎉🎉
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🚨 NEW: Conservative Party slumps to fourth behind Lib Dems, new poll shows
Shadow foreign secretary Priti Patel said the new YouGov survey for Sky News/The Times is not “at all surprising”
Full story ⤵️
www.politics.co.uk/news/2025/05...
Shadow foreign secretary Priti Patel said the new YouGov survey for Sky News/The Times is not “at all surprising”
Full story ⤵️
www.politics.co.uk/news/2025/05...
Conservative Party slumps to fourth behind Lib Dems, new poll shows - Politics.co.uk
The survey looks set to increase pressure on Kemi Badenoch after her party’s historically poor performance at the local elections.
www.politics.co.uk
May 20, 2025 at 7:31 AM
🚨 NEW: Conservative Party slumps to fourth behind Lib Dems, new poll shows
Shadow foreign secretary Priti Patel said the new YouGov survey for Sky News/The Times is not “at all surprising”
Full story ⤵️
www.politics.co.uk/news/2025/05...
Shadow foreign secretary Priti Patel said the new YouGov survey for Sky News/The Times is not “at all surprising”
Full story ⤵️
www.politics.co.uk/news/2025/05...
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Liberal Democrats won second in local elections
(2nd-largest number of councillors elected, 2nd-largest gains, 2nd-largest vote share, 2nd-largest number and one of *only* two parties with councils in outright control)
…Opinion polls are catching up with reality, as Lib Dems overtake failed Tories.
(2nd-largest number of councillors elected, 2nd-largest gains, 2nd-largest vote share, 2nd-largest number and one of *only* two parties with councils in outright control)
…Opinion polls are catching up with reality, as Lib Dems overtake failed Tories.
Tories now in fourth place, via YouGov
The first time since the nadir of 2019
The first time since the nadir of 2019
May 20, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Liberal Democrats won second in local elections
(2nd-largest number of councillors elected, 2nd-largest gains, 2nd-largest vote share, 2nd-largest number and one of *only* two parties with councils in outright control)
…Opinion polls are catching up with reality, as Lib Dems overtake failed Tories.
(2nd-largest number of councillors elected, 2nd-largest gains, 2nd-largest vote share, 2nd-largest number and one of *only* two parties with councils in outright control)
…Opinion polls are catching up with reality, as Lib Dems overtake failed Tories.
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The most interesting thing about this advert is that Labour now feel the need to acknowledge Davey as a serious competitor.
It suggests they believe the recent Lib Dem polling boost is real.
It suggests they believe the recent Lib Dem polling boost is real.
April 9, 2025 at 1:03 AM
The most interesting thing about this advert is that Labour now feel the need to acknowledge Davey as a serious competitor.
It suggests they believe the recent Lib Dem polling boost is real.
It suggests they believe the recent Lib Dem polling boost is real.
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On #TransDayOfVisibility we celebrate trans people and stand with the trans community against hatred and discrimination.
To all our trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming members, supporters, friends and followers: We respect you, we value you - today and every day.
To all our trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming members, supporters, friends and followers: We respect you, we value you - today and every day.
March 31, 2025 at 7:00 AM
On #TransDayOfVisibility we celebrate trans people and stand with the trans community against hatred and discrimination.
To all our trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming members, supporters, friends and followers: We respect you, we value you - today and every day.
To all our trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming members, supporters, friends and followers: We respect you, we value you - today and every day.
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Lib Dems take aim at Tory place as ‘party of Middle England’ in local elections
Lib Dems take aim at Tory place as ‘party of Middle England’ in local elections
The Liberal Democrats are hoping to erode the Conservative vote at the local elections in May.
buff.ly
March 31, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Lib Dems take aim at Tory place as ‘party of Middle England’ in local elections
Still tone deaf then!
Kemi Badenoch delivering a keynote speech at the Anthropy 2025 conference:
March 27, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Still tone deaf then!
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The UK must talk tough and not cower in the corner hoping that Donald Trump isn't mean to us. That starts by preparing for retaliatory tariffs and, in trade talks especially on services having other options on the table to show we're prepared to walk away.
Daisy Cooper MP #bbcqt
Daisy Cooper MP #bbcqt
March 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The UK must talk tough and not cower in the corner hoping that Donald Trump isn't mean to us. That starts by preparing for retaliatory tariffs and, in trade talks especially on services having other options on the table to show we're prepared to walk away.
Daisy Cooper MP #bbcqt
Daisy Cooper MP #bbcqt