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Rebecca Jones 🔶🇪🇺
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22. Devon Gal. Feminist. Vegetarian. Lib Dem. Parliamentary Staffer. Islington Lib Dem campaigner for St Mary's and St James'.

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Rebecca Jones 🔶🇪🇺 @rebeccajones03.bsky.social · 25d
Published and promoted by R. Jones on behalf of the Islington Liberal Democrats at First Floor, 66 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6AU, United Kingdom.
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cajardinemp.bsky.social
After several difficult years for the trans community, we must continue to stand up for the rights of trans people across the UK and the world and fight discrimination wherever we find it #TransAwarenessWeek
November 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
rebeccajones03.bsky.social
We need to stop beating around the bush here and just rejoin the single market. Our EU friends are our allies, not our enemies.

We should be doing all we can to strengthen our ties and rebuild our relationship on the route to Rejoining the EU. 🇪🇺

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
EU confirms it wants UK to pay into its budget in exchange for closer ties
‘Politically realistic’ for UK to make financial contribution so it can access European single market, Irish minister says
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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libdems.org.uk
“We must be looking at a customs union with the EU to grow our economy.”

@helenmorganlibdem.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
rebeccajones03.bsky.social
Can now add 2 new countries to my visited list:

New:
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Total:
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November 18, 2025 at 1:13 PM
rebeccajones03.bsky.social
This is utterly abhorrent!
hleehurley.com Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 2d
"A five-year-old girl must keep the surname of the father who raped her mother, after a High Court judge upheld a ruling that it formed a key part of the child’s identity and heritage." [Times]
November 17, 2025 at 11:55 AM
rebeccajones03.bsky.social
Thank you so much to everyone who joined the Islington Lib Dems and @victoria-collins.bsky.social for our Actions Day today!

#WinningHere #StMarysandStJames
November 16, 2025 at 11:37 AM
rebeccajones03.bsky.social
Glad to see this from the party 🏳️‍⚧️
libdems.org.uk Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 6d
Today is the beginning of Trans Awareness Week.

It’s an opportunity for us to celebrate trans people, acknowledge the challenges they face, and reflect on how we as a society can work together to improve trans people’s lives.
November 16, 2025 at 12:39 AM
rebeccajones03.bsky.social
Islington Lib Dems back out in force!

If you fancy coming along to help us please let me know!
November 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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pluslibdems.bsky.social
The last two weeks have been a tough one for @libdems.org.uk members, through no fault of their own.

We're grateful to the huge number of members, internal election candidates, and fellow Affiliated Organisations like @libdemwomen.bsky.social who have stood alongside us.

Statement below:
Statement from LGBT+ Liberal Democrats: The Co-Chair of the LGBT+ Liberal Democrats recently had the opportunity to meet with the barrister who issued the legal advice underpinning the Returning Officer’s decision to make the party’s gender quotas trans-exclusionary. The KC had advised that, after nominations for the internal elections closed, no legal avenue would remain available for either keeping gender quotas trans-inclusive or suspending them. Other legal experts take a quite different view, and this raises concerns about the party’s position. LGBT+ Liberal Democrats: • Thank the candidates and AOs that stand alongside us in this struggle. • Believe that it is completely unacceptable that the decision to modify gender quotas was delayed until after the close of nominations, restricting the party's options according to their own legal advice. • Believe that UK law must be changed to restore the rights of trans people, in line with the original intent of the Equality Act 2010, as described by its drafters, and in line with the Goodwin v UK (2002) decision. • Welcome efforts by trans and non-binary members and their allies to test the party's position via the party’s internal appeals processes, and, if necessary, through legal action. We await the full detail of today’s FAP decision. • Will work across the party over the coming weeks and months to develop constitutional proposals that secure trans-inclusive gender quotas and ensure trans-exclusionary gender quotas can never again be imposed. LGBT+ Liberal Democrats remain committed to fighting to secure the liberty and dignity of trans and non-binary people in the UK, and to fighting to uphold the will of Conference within our own party.
November 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM
rebeccajones03.bsky.social
Can the UK actually have ambition for once?
brynleyheaven.bsky.social Brynley Heaven @brynleyheaven.bsky.social · 11d
Govt scraps all electrification investment. Midland Main Line to stay forever diesel Leicester Nottingham Derby Sheffield. Hugely embarrassing and inexplicable
www.ft.com/content/5ecd...
UK transport secretary says full electrification of railways ‘not affordable right now’
Heidi Alexander says focus will be on other projects such as HS2
www.ft.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:36 AM
rebeccajones03.bsky.social
Currently in my Sriracha era 💅
November 7, 2025 at 6:25 PM
rebeccajones03.bsky.social
Important update on party rules from LGBT+ Lib Dems 👇
pluslibdems.bsky.social LGBT+ Liberal Democrats 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @pluslibdems.bsky.social · 13d
The RO in our internal elections has sent this update round. It is nowhere near good enough: trans and non-binary candidates should never be third-spaced in this way. The gender quotas in Article 2.5 of the party Constitution should be implemented as-written - or suspended if they can't be.
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Screenclip of an email from the Returning Officer to candidates in the Lib Dem internal elections, setting out how gender and sex-assigned-at-birth data interact with the new "interpretation" of the gender quotas. The email includes a table showing how different combinations of gender and SAAB data will interact with the diversity quotas, showing that candidates the party knows to be non-binary or trans will be included in the Article 2.6 quota rather than the gender quota in Article 2.5.
November 6, 2025 at 8:27 PM
rebeccajones03.bsky.social
Done my democratic duty 🫡

@joshbabarinde.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 5:53 PM
rebeccajones03.bsky.social
Victoria is brilliant. She has my endorsement and my vote. I just know she'd be fab!!

#Victoria4VP
victoria-collins.bsky.social Victoria Collins MP @victoria-collins.bsky.social · 16d
Standing to be Lib Dem Vice President means a lot to me as the first Lib Dem MP of East and South East Asian Heritage.

Here's a little bit more about me and why I'm standing!

Voting open now until Tuesday 11th at 2pm!
November 3, 2025 at 6:14 PM
rebeccajones03.bsky.social
We're doing an action day in Islington next week with @victoria-collins.bsky.social ! Please do come along if you can.
November 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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libdems.org.uk
Since May's local elections, Liberal Democrats have won more council seats than Labour, the Conservatives and the Green Party put together.

We are taking on Nigel Farage’s divisive politics and standing up for our British values as a caring and decent country.
Lib Dems Winning Liberal Democrats have won more council by-elections than Labour, Conservatives and the Green Party combined. Reform 51 Lib Dems 45 Cons 16 Lab 13 Green Party 11 Number of seats won by each party in local by-elections since the English Local Elections on 1 May 2025, as of 31 October 2025. Source: Election Maps UK
November 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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eddavey.libdems.org.uk
Nigel Farage's Halloween Horror 🎃
libdems.org.uk Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 19d
🚨BREAKING: Lib Dems have won more local by-elections than any other party this month.

In real elections, up and down the country, Liberal Democrats are winning.
Lib Dems Winning - Liberal Democrats won more council by-elections than any other party in October. Bar chart showing the number of seats won by each party in English local by-elections held in October 2025. Source: Election Maps UK Lib Dems: 16 Reform: 13 Conservatives: 3 Labour: 2 Green Party: 0
October 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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libdems.org.uk
Happy Halloween Nigel 🎃
BBC News headline reads “Lib Dems win by-election after Reform resignation.”
October 31, 2025 at 7:30 PM
rebeccajones03.bsky.social
The Lib Dems are the most successful party at holding our seats.

And after people see how hardworking our local champions are who can blame them?
electionmaps.uk Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 19d
% of Seats Successfully Defended by Each Party:

🔶 LDM: 93% (26/28)
🌍 GRN: 67% (6/9)
➡️ RFM: 50% (4/8)
🌹 LAB: 28% (13/47)
🌳 CON: 27% (9/33)
🏘️ Localists: 0% (0/9)
electionmaps.uk Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 19d
Aggregate Result of the 145 Council By-Elections (for 148 Seats) since the 2025 Local Elections:

RFM: 51 (+43)
LDM: 45 (+17)
CON: 16 (-17)
LAB: 13 (-34)
GRN: 11 (+2)
Ind: 6 (-4)
Local: 3 (-6)
SNP: 2 (-1)
PLC: 1 (=)

Explore: electionmaps.uk/byelections-...
October 31, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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libdemwomen.bsky.social
Congratulations to @d66.nl and @vvdonline.bsky.social for their success in the Netherlands elections this week!
Image version of the same text
October 31, 2025 at 9:54 AM
rebeccajones03.bsky.social
That fact I can just catch a train and an hour later I'm in continental Europe reminds me how much I love being European.

One day, one day we'll be back 🇪🇺
October 31, 2025 at 7:43 AM
rebeccajones03.bsky.social
The best way to travel to the continent
October 31, 2025 at 5:58 AM
rebeccajones03.bsky.social
Got another cheeky lil stamp on the Eurostar for my passport

I guess the EU Entry/Exit system isn't ready yet?
October 31, 2025 at 4:54 AM
rebeccajones03.bsky.social
I'm off to Amsterdam! 🇳🇱
October 31, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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janeyislittle.bsky.social
Voting is open! Thank you to everyone who has supported my campaign so far. Remember to vote early and rank me #1 for Federal Board!
October 29, 2025 at 6:12 PM