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Olly Grender retweeted
Jun 15
The UK's sanctions on Russia had a hidden loophole exempting refined oil exports, one of Russia's most critical revenue streams.
Jeremy Purvis, Lords leader, pushed back and secured a government concession. The loophole will be closed thanks to Lib Dem campaigning.
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Olly Grender retweeted
Jun 12
Flooding blights thousands of families every year and the risk is growing.
Olly Grender, Lib Dem environment spokesperson, challenged the government today: why are drainage standards still not legally required for every new development?
@OllyGrender
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Olly Grender retweeted
Jun 11
Last night the Government said no to Railways Bill amendments that would mean:
❌️ trains running on time
❌️ good seating
❌️ reliable Wi-Fi
❌️ clean toilets
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Olly Grender retweeted
May 26
35°C in late May. Records broken. The country woefully unprepared.
@EarlRussellLD, Lib Dem Energy and Net Zero spokesperson in the Lords, on why this country cannot afford to wait any longer.
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May 19
The Greens are very expensive with all these by-elections
A 6th newly elected London Green councillor has quit overnight. Joanna Eaves resigned from Lambeth Council due to ill health. A by-election will be called in Clapham Park.
It follows candidates that won in Camden, Haringey, Ealing, Hackney and Lambeth also stepping down
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Olly Grender retweeted
May 18
250,000 miscarriages happen in the UK every year, but you have to suffer three or more before you get any extra support.
@CarolinePidgeon is pushing the government to act earlier.
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Olly Grender retweeted
Election Result: Clapham Common and Abbeville
Elected:
Simon Robert Cordon - Liberal Democrats
Chris Nicholson - Liberal Democrats
Full results: moderngov.lambeth.gov.uk/mgE…
#LocalElections2026
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Olly Grender retweeted
Apr 29
Great to be out supporting Chris Nicholson and Simon Cordon in Clapham Common today with @OllyGrender Alison Suttie and @MikeTuffrey 🔸🔸🔸
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Olly Grender retweeted
Apr 29
Coastal towns. Rural villages. Left out of the Government's Devolution Bill.
Baroness Cathy Bakewell and Lib Dem peers wouldn't accept it. We pushed until ministers backed down.
Coastal & rural communities are now written into the Bill.
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Olly Grender retweeted
Apr 26
This story has been shared a lot this weekend.
There *is* a very real chance Labour will lose control of Lambeth Council in local elections on May 7th.
But it is *much* less likely that there will be an overall Green majority in Lambeth Town Hall.
@brixtonbuzz @heartstreatham
Apr 24
There is one London borough that will be particularly painful to lose to the Greens for generations of politicians around Sir Keir Starmer
This is how Labour's “Lambeth mafia” are bracing for defeat to the left twenty years on from a much-mythologised win
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Olly Grender retweeted
Apr 23
🔶 LIB DEM WIN - CUTTING YOUR BILLS ✂️
The Government has finally listened to Ed Davey and announced they will break the link between gas prices and electricity prices.
Electricity from solar or wind is now much cheaper than gas. But people aren’t seeing the benefit of cheap renewable power.
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Olly Grender retweeted
@TheGreenParty realising they can’t just talk about green policies, they have to carry out green policies once elected
Apr 22
Lib Dems: 8 of the top 10 for recycling in England.
Greens: Their only majority council ranks 162nd
Talk is cheap. Recycling rates aren't.
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Olly Grender retweeted
Apr 22
Lib Dems: 8 of the top 10 for recycling in England.
Greens: Their only majority council ranks 162nd
Talk is cheap. Recycling rates aren't.
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Olly Grender retweeted
28 Dec 2025
@DannyVet bill to end puppy smuggling became law.
ALT A photograph of Danny Chambers MP speaking in the House of Commons. He is wearing a blue suit and tie, gesturing with his hands toward the centre of the chamber. A text overlay at the bottom reads: "DANNY CHAMBERS: Ending Puppy Smuggling."
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Olly Grender retweeted
19 Dec 2025
.@GBNEWS claims it’s the home of free speech, but they do lean heavily to the right. Will they commit to allowing a Liberal Democrat to host a show next year to balance out Farage, Rees-Mogg and Anderson? I challenged @christopherhope to set an ambitious goal for 2026.
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18 Dec 2025
Leader's Digital Communications Officer - Liberal Democrat’s be part of this cracking team amazing experience everyday! libdems.org.uk/work-for-us/f…
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Olly Grender retweeted
2 Dec 2025
The Lib Dem leader, Sir Ed Davey, is visiting a bottled-water station in Tunbridge Wells - where 14,000 properties have been without supplies for four days. He says the army should be brought in if needed.
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Olly Grender retweeted
26 Nov 2025
Like CCHQ?
26 Nov 2025
I think people in this country have had enough of organisations with acronyms that have consistently got things wrong in the past
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Olly Grender retweeted
24 Nov 2025
In a devastating blow to irreplaceable habitats, Lib Dems backed an amendment to the Planning Bill to protect our chalk streams — but it fell because the Tories failed to support it.
Their inaction speaks louder than any promise on the environment.
votes.parliament.uk/votes/lo…
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