Tom Gordon MP

It was an absolute joy to be invited to cut the ribbon and officially open the Friends of Harrogate Hospital garden after its recent renovation! We are so lucky to have such a fantastic local hospital charity, and a local community who all chip in.

Twice as many spoken contributions during your average year. I’m proud to have reached the milestone of 250 spoken contributions in just over two years. Compared to 754 by my predecessor’s 14 years in office, that’s more than double his yearly average.

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Luke Taylor MP

The motion passed at Green Party Conf' actively undermines a 2-state solution, and does not address the rising threats of Islamophobia and Antisemitism here in the UK. This is a divisive motion that pours fuel on the fire of tensions in the UK, and will leave many British Jews feeling less safe.

@vikkislademp.bsky.social

Going back to basics on the original purpose of the triple lock with @mattchorley.bsky.social. If we want to tackle pensioner poverty and poverty across the board we need to target our resources better.

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Vikki Slade MP

Replying to @ptrtlrwrts.bsky.social

Most millennials don’t think there will be a state pension when they retire so this isn’t being done with them in mind Pensioners will gain more from free social care than a linking rise of state pension to earnings Proud of triple lock in coalition but we must plan for future not venerate the past

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Josh Self

@josh.politics.co.uk

‘For the birds’: Lib Dem MP tells Ed Davey to ‘think again’ on triple lock defence @tomgordonld.bsky.social says the argument that it helps millennials is “at best for the birds, and at worst downright insulting” Full quotes 👇 www.politics.co.uk/2026/10/for-...

politics.co.uk‘For the birds’: Lib Dem MP tells Ed Davey to ‘think again’ on triple lock defence - Politics.co.ukA Liberal Democrat MP has criticised Ed Davey over the party’s position on the pension triple lock, saying the argument that it should be kept to help millennials is “at best for the birds, and at worst downright insulting”. In a post on X, Tom Gordon said he had listened to Davey on BBC Radio […]

I listened to Ed Davey on the Today programme this morning, and frankly, I think he missed the point. The idea that we're keeping the triple lock to help millennials is at best for the birds, and at worst downright insulting. I say that as a millennial.

We're locked out of the housing market, paying higher taxes, repaying student loans that never seem to shrink, and putting off having children because of the cost of living.

I joined this party because I care about fairness and tackling inequality, and that has to include inequality between generations. This line, and this decision, fails on both counts. Ed needs to think again.

Ed is right that we shouldn't pit one generation against another. But intergenerational inequality is already one of the defining injustices of our time, and this would further entrench it. Worse, it gaslights an entire generation into believing it's for our benefit.

Telling millennials we're keeping the triple lock to help us in 30 years' time is nonsense. We're on course to be the first generation worse off than our parents.

We talk about fairness, yet our answer is to give the same increase to every pensioner, treating the one choosing between heating and eating exactly the same as the one with millions in the bank. I can see no moral or fiscal case for above inflation rises for millionaires.

That money should go where it's needed most - to everyone in poverty, not just one group. It could help fund free personal care, a policy that would disproportionately benefit older people.

The case for the triple lock is a worthy one - stopping pensioner poverty. I want that as much as anyone. But pensioners are now less likely to be in poverty than children or working age adults.

A bit ago I found the unthinkable happening - I agreed with Richard Tice live on TV! Yet since then, he seems to have changed his tune on proportional representation. If we want a fairer society, that starts with a fairer voting system. My values and principles haven’t changed. Why have Reform’s?

libdemvoice.orgWinning back a generation starts with fixing the broken student loan systemFor too long, student finance has been the subject our party would rather avoid. I understand why. It is uncomfortable territory. The scars of the coalition run deep, and many of us have heard about t...

Student finance is uncomfortable territory for Lib Dem’s, but we can't just bury our heads in the sand. Those of us in positions of responsibility have a duty to fix what's broken, even when it's uncomfortable. My piece for Lib Dem Voice👇 www.libdemvoice.org/winning-back...

@andrewcopson.bsky.social

It was a privilege to speak at today’s Aircraft Cabin Air Conference, where I spoke about the APPG on Cabin Air Quality’s interim report. Great to talk with pilots, cabin crew, and campaigners all working on this issue - and to set out what our inquiry has found so far.

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Andrew Copson

21 Sept

Replying to @andrewcopson.bsky.social

Great speeches by @tomgordonld.bsky.social MP and Humanist and Secularist Lib Dems Chair Jenny Wilkinson.

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Vikki Slade MP

@vikkislademp.bsky.social

17 Sept

Graduates are being ripped off. The student loan system is unfair and unsustainable. I'm proud to sponsor this Bill led by my colleague @tomgordonld.bsky.social that will require the government to review how student loans are repaid in England.

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Samuel George

@samuelgeorge.tv

14 Sept

🇬🇧 Looking forward to seeing the Student Finance (Review) Bill by @tomgordonld.bsky.social discussed in Parliament tomorrow. It will require the government to review how student loans are repaid in England, including the repayment thresholds and the terms attached to loans when they were taken out.

13 Sept

🏃‍♂️ 13.1 miles and 2hrs 1min 52secs later… 🫠 Tad gutted to have slipped over the 2-hour mark, but I’ve really not stuck at the running since the London Marathon! 👏 A huge thank you to everyone who has donated to my run and helped me raise funds for St Michael’s Hospice.

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Humanists UK

@humanists.uk

11 Sept

Tom Gordon shares stories of those who were denied, or who want the choice of a safe and compassionate assisted dying law @tomgordonld.bsky.social

13 Sept

☀️ Good morning from a very sunny Newcastle! 🏃‍♂️ Running the Great North Run for St Michael’s Hospice for a 4th year in a row. 👇 If anyone wants to donate: justgiving.com/page/tomgord...

4 Sept

🍺 In Knaresborough tonight, hosting my quarterly H&K Lib Dem pub quiz. ✏️ Questions in the politics round included: how many more days does Andy Burnham need to be PM to out last the premiership of Liz Truss…

26 Aug

Touring @roostersbrewco.bsky.social and learning just how much hard graft and expertise go into our independent breweries. The beer sector has the potential to be our crowning jewel but only if we cut the red tape and make sure they get access to the right markets.

libdems.org.ukDisabled bus pass time restrictions scrapped after almost two-year long campaign by Lib Dem MP, Tom GordonThe Liberal Democrat MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough had been due to force a second Commons vote on the change this September.

24 Aug

✂️ Cut VAT for hospitality, accommodation and attractions temporarily. Boost footfall and help businesses and customers. 🧾 Replace business rates with a Commercial Landowner Levy. Move that burden and stop penalising productive businesses. 😮‍💨Give councils proper powers to tackle illicit vape shops.

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aldtu.bsky.social

@aldtu.bsky.social

19 Aug

Disabled bus pass time restrictions scrapped after almost two-year long campaign by Lib Dem MP, Tom Gordon buff.ly/sc4PKc0 “Disabilities don’t start at 9 o’clock, neither should disabled bus passes" @tomgordonld.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social @transportforall.org.uk @lizjarvis.bsky.social

22 Aug

🏆 It’s been a bit of a week for milestones: 🚌 We won the campaign to scrap time restrictions on disabled bus passes 🏃‍♂️ I’ve hit my 50th parkrun ✉️ 20,000th piece of casework

19 Aug

This is a huge win for the disabled community. I spoke to Carolyn Quinn about the long-fought campaign to scrap time restrictions on disabled bus passes so they can be used during on peak hours. It’s good to see cooperation from Government on what matters to people with disabilities.

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Ed Davey

@eddavey.libdems.org.uk

Rachel Gilmour, MP for Tiverton and Minehead

Disabilities don't start at 9:30 AM, and now disabled bus passes won't either. Huge credit to Lib Dem MP Tom Gordon and campaign groups like Transport for All. Their fight against unfair restrictions has led to nationwide change for fairer, accessible transport!

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@rachelgilmourld.bsky.social

Disabilities don't start at 9:30am. For years, disabled bus pass holders could only travel free between 9:30am and 11pm on weekdays, shutting many people out of getting to work on time. That's changing, thanks to the tireless campaigning of my Lib Dem colleague Tom Gordon MP.

🚌 Spent the morning down at the local bus depot with Jackie Snape, Chief Exec of Disability Action Yorkshire, celebrating the huge win - time restrictions on disabled bus passes to be scrapped 🥳 This change will make a huge difference to the lives of disabled people. 👏 Thanks again Andy Burnham!

🥳 WE DID IT! 👏 🚌 My fantastic team ordered these giant cut-out frames for our parliamentary drop-in campaigning to scrap disabled bus pass time restrictions - and now it’s happening. ⏰ Disabilities don’t start at 9am, neither should disabled bus passes - and soon, they won’t!

14 Aug

Hey Andy, I hear you don’t mind a pasty from Greggs, and you are on your listening tour 👂 Well if you’re passing Knaresborough there’s something you might want to know👇

14 Aug

Out with local campaigner Tom Cavell-Taylor in Burton Leonard. The village has taken significant housing growth - but the investment in the local school hasn't followed. We wrote to North Yorkshire Council in June, yet we're still waiting on a reply.

13 Aug

Great to stop by Resurrected Bites in Killinghall today for lunch with Cllr Peter Lacey. It’s always a pleasure to support their fantastic local cafés and the important work they do.

9 Aug

🕺 Had an absolutely cracking evening at Scarborough Open Air Theatre watching the Scissor Sisters. 🎶 An amazing atmosphere, thousands of people singing along, & a reminder of what a fantastic venue we have on the Yorkshire coast. ☀️ Brilliant live music, great company, & a perfect summer evening.

6 Aug

In Harrogate, elections are shaping up to be a head to head between the Lib Dems & Reform. Tonight’s by-election result👇 🌹LAB: 5.1% (-4.9%) 🔶LD: 61.2% (+21.2%) 🌳CON: 12.5% (-4.5%) ➡️RUK: 15.6% (-9.4%) 🌱 GRN: 5.0% (-3%) Turn out: 30.7% Congrats to Cllr McManus

6 Aug

Just some of our fantastic team out today for the Coppice Valley by-election 🧡

1 Aug

Happy Yorkshire Day! (P.S. we need a Yorkshire Parliament)

28 July

Saturday 01/08, 10:30 Morrisons, Hookstone Road Saturday 01/08, 13:30 Sainsbury’s, Wetherby Road Saturday 15/08, 10:30 Asda, Bower Road Saturday 15/08, 13:30 Waitrose, Station Parade Join me at your local supermarket surgery during to discuss issues in your area. No need to book, just drop-in.

19 July

Had a fabulous time with the Leeds Lib Dems at #LeedsPride

17 July

A really productive meeting with the Health Minister, DHSC, and NHS officials to talk about my experience of living with ulcerative colitis - and how we raise awareness and improve inflammatory bowel disease care across the country.