Former #LibDem leader Vince Cable notes some numbers on #EuropeDay2024

4% - fall in GDP due to #Brexit
14% - fall in #EU trade due to Brexit
10% - inflation due to trade border checks just introduced last week

#Brexit HasFailed

Worth remembering this, (and please note BBC QT Comments)

Cumulative seat change at May local elections in this Parliament:

🔶Lib Dem: +768
🔴Labour: +545
💚Green: +480
🟦Conservative: -1,783

Sir John Curtis just said he doesn't recall #libdems ever having more elected councillors than #Conservatives in any #LocalElections .

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Cllr Tilsley on Birmingham Labour's mismanagement:
“It is so bad that if I was to ask our director of finance: ‘How much money have we got in the bank today?’ nobody would be able to tell me.
We’ve lost complete control over the financial management.”

theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/m…

Out in Bournbrook and Selly Park Ward for the By-election with my fab Liberal Democrat Councillors Morriam Jan Cllr Colin Green 🔶️ and Zaker Choudhry.Proud of the way we have run a positive and strong campaign in this by-election.

With Labour chiefs blaming everyone but themselves, I hope this inquiry will get to the truth about Birmingham City Council

BREAKING: The House of Commons votes by 383 to 67 to ban smoking.

Once fully passed, anyone turning 15 from this year onwards will be barred from ever legally buying cigarettes.

Great afternoon chatting with residents in Bournbrook and Selly Park with ⁦Joe Norris⁩ ⁦Mark Pack 🔶⁩ ⁦Izzy Knowles 🔶🇬🇧🇪🇺 🌎⁩ ⁦Cllr Colin Green 🔶️⁩ ⁦Radley Russell⁩ ⁦Deborah Harries⁩ and many other helpers. I do love a by election!

Have your say…if you believe it will make a difference, make your voice heard.

8 years since the pivotal vote and 3 years since effective withdrawal from the EU, what changed for Britain?

A look back at the campaigning promises in our data-driven visual report (free and ad free!)

postfactum.co.uk/brexit-predict…

I'm so pleased to share that I've been selected to represent my community as the Liberal Democrat candidate in the Bournbrook and Selly Park by-election to Birmingham City Council!

birminghamlibdems.org.uk/news/article/l…

The reality of the Tory plan on stopping the boats laid bare perfectly by Tim Farron

'Time is running out for Rishi Sunak.'

Sir Ed Davey launches the Liberal Democrats' local election campaign in Hertfordshire.

trib.al/4yBq9oH

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🗳️ Birmingham Elections update: No local elections in #Brum this year but the Combined Authority Mayoral Election and Police and Crime Commissioner Elections will take place on 2 May. Voter ID will be required.

ℹ️ Make sure you're registered to vote by 16 April 1/2

Hi Matt Chorley, is Times Radio subscription only now?

Andy Street publishes a similar fantasy tram network at each election. He doesn't achieve much between elections though. If he published a map of what he'll achieve in the next 4 years, the map would be very, very small.

Birmingham City Council has voted for a budget that will cost £1255 million, more than £1000 for every person in the city. But it isn't £1000 each, it will fall more on the poorest and the most vulnerable. All down to decisions made by the Labour council's leaders.

Sheldon Library is the last public building in the ward. If it closes, it will never return. Our plan is to delay the Ladywood Regeneration Scheme for 2 years and use the money saved to keep our libraries open.

We had an XR protest in Birmingham yesterday. After a bit of noise they just went away. Not exactly 'mob rule'.