HumanRights&Responsibilities. Former Barrister, now NHS, Chair NBAA #Black & #Christian- #Awake working to become #Woke. Like Steve Biko 'I Write what I Like'
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Alexandra Naa Aduwah Lyyli Ankrah🇬🇧🇬🇭🇫🇮 retweeted
In the messages to and from Peter Mandelson released by the health secretary Wes Streeting, the main embarrassments for Streeting are
1) his and Mandelson’s shared criticism on 28 March last year of the government’s stewardship of the economy, as per
[11:33:17]
Peter M: The government problems do not stem from comms
[11:33:38]
Wes Streeting: Quite.
[11:36:06]
Wes Streeting: I fear we’re in big trouble here - and I am toast at the next election. We just lost our safest ward in Redbridge (51% Muslim, Ilford S) to a Gaza independent. At this rate I don’t think we’ll hold either of the two Ilford seats.
[11:39:54]
Wes Streeting: There isn’t a clear answer to the question: why Labour?
[11:48:44]
Peter M: The government doesn’t have an economic philosophy which is then followed through in a programme of policies.
[11:49:15]
Wes Streeting: No growth strategy at all
Neither Starmer or Reeves will be amused by Streeting’s economic critique. Many Labour MPs share it
2) Streeting’s very explicit criticism of the Israeli government, on 24 July 2025, which is held by many Labour MPs but is not the language used by Starmer
[23:00:29]
Wes Streeting: Israel is committing war crimes before our eyes. Their government talks the language of ethnic cleansing and I have met with our own medics out there who describe the most chilling and distressing scenes of calculated brutality against women and children.
[23:12:39]
Wes Streeting: This is rogue state behaviour. Let them pay the price as pariahs with sanctions applied to the state, not just a few ministers.
3) and what Fats Waller calls “kisses on the bottom” - that is the routine “Xes” as a sign off, and warm and friendly tone, between Streeting and Mandelson
Alexandra Naa Aduwah Lyyli Ankrah🇬🇧🇬🇭🇫🇮 retweeted
Delighted to have been elected onto the @LibDems Federal Policy Committee 🔶
Looking forward to helping push the party to be as progressive and ambitious as possible with our policy and communication 🧡
As well as tying in my work on sustainability 🌍
Alexandra Naa Aduwah Lyyli Ankrah🇬🇧🇬🇭🇫🇮 retweeted
The SEND system isn’t working, not for students, their families, or their teachers.
It’s time to stop tinkering at the edges and start transforming our education system.
Alexandra Naa Aduwah Lyyli Ankrah🇬🇧🇬🇭🇫🇮 retweeted
We're delighted to welcome Councillor Manu Singh who has joined the Liberal Democrats from the Green Party in Surrey!
ALT IMAGE: Councillor Manu Singh TEXT: Welcome Councillor Manu Singh (Runnymede Borough Council)
Alexandra Naa Aduwah Lyyli Ankrah🇬🇧🇬🇭🇫🇮 retweeted
Thank you Alex. It is nice when your work is recognised. There is so much more to do.
Alexandra Naa Aduwah Lyyli Ankrah🇬🇧🇬🇭🇫🇮 retweeted
🎤 Great to join the South Central @LibDems for the final hustings of the Presidential campaign!
🔶 I was clear that our first duty as a party at this point in our country’s history is to be the last line of defence against populism and division💪
Alexandra Naa Aduwah Lyyli Ankrah🇬🇧🇬🇭🇫🇮 retweeted
🙌🏾 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗟𝗶𝗯 𝗗𝗲𝗺 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 (𝗟𝗗𝗖𝗥𝗘) 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁!
🫱🏻🫲🏾 I’ve been clear that growing our party by reaching more diverse communities - and bolstering support for underrepresented folks within our party - is a top priority for me. That’s why I’m so chuffed that LDCRE are backing me.
🚀 That means meeting underrepresented communities where they are, expanding our candidate mentoring programmes for folks from underrepresented groups, ensuring dedicated approval days for potential candidates from underrepresented groups, relentlessly fundraising for candidate bursaries (e.g. the Stellar programme that I benefited from) and more.
🙏🏾 While I’m proud to be the party’s first Black MP elected as a Lib Dem - and the first Black Lib Dem councillor in my hometown too - I’ll work damn hard to make sure I’m not the last. That commitment extends to other underrepresented groups too.
⭐️ I’m determined to work with the likes of LDCRE, the Racial Diversity Campaign, Lib Dem Women, the Campaign for Gender Balance, LGBT+ Lib Dems, the Lib Dem Disability Association and YL to drive greater diversity at all levels of our party.
Only 1️⃣ 0️⃣ days left until votes close!
Alexandra Naa Aduwah Lyyli Ankrah🇬🇧🇬🇭🇫🇮 retweeted
Give thanks to those who research the truth of our history #JohnBLanke @michael1952
Alexandra Naa Aduwah Lyyli Ankrah🇬🇧🇬🇭🇫🇮 retweeted
🚨 LIB DEM WIN: @AlisonEBennett has secured changes to the Mental Health Bill, ensuring better support for young carers whose parents have mental illness.
Alexandra Naa Aduwah Lyyli Ankrah🇬🇧🇬🇭🇫🇮 retweeted
Using your boring taste buds as some kind of measure of national pride is a new one to me. 😂😂😂😂 These lot are so creative in just how strange they can be, I love it LOOOOOOL
Alexandra Naa Aduwah Lyyli Ankrah🇬🇧🇬🇭🇫🇮 retweeted
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Lib Dems are the winners of by-elections Super Thursday!
💪 Won 7 out of 10 local by-elections
↗️ GAINS from the Conservatives, Labour and the Green Party
🔶 6 from 6 seats in Surrey as what remains of the Blue Wall crumbles away
Congratulations to our brilliant campaign teams and new councillors!
ALT Lib Dems winning - Liberal Democrats have won 7 of 10 local by-elections held this week. Bar chart showing winning parties: Lib Dems 7 Reform 1 Ind 1 Con 1
Alexandra Naa Aduwah Lyyli Ankrah🇬🇧🇬🇭🇫🇮 retweeted
I hear on the doorstep that people are frustrated with the current state of things.
Voters in Surrey deserve their say, not another backroom stitch-up between Labour and the Conservatives.
thetimes.com/article/0a60155…
Alexandra Naa Aduwah Lyyli Ankrah🇬🇧🇬🇭🇫🇮 retweeted
(Retired) Baroness Rosalind Howells, a tireless campaigner for social justice has sadly died.
Ros Howells was born in Grenada in 1931 and settled in Britain at the age of 20.
She made a significant contribution to to the development of racial equality policies and community projects, becoming a trustee of the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust and a trustee of the Jason Roberts Foundation. Prior to her work as a Baroness she was the Director of the Greenwich Racial Equality Council.
Her impact and legacy will never be forgotten.
Rest in Eternal Peace Baroness Howells.🖤❤️🙏🏾
Alexandra Naa Aduwah Lyyli Ankrah🇬🇧🇬🇭🇫🇮 retweeted
It was an absolute pleasure to join @HodgsonRonan and the team in Preston last week for the Ashton by-election!
It's close between Liberal Democrats and Reform but the fantastic campaigning and our Lib Dem message is cutting through!
Best of luck for today!
Alexandra Naa Aduwah Lyyli Ankrah🇬🇧🇬🇭🇫🇮 retweeted
Thanks for the nod!
Last yr, we pointed out to @EalingLibs staff their African History Month display was all African American. Thankfully they had some British African books.
Our resources incl. Look How Far We've Come, feat. the late Baroness Howells:
bit.ly/BTWSCAHRResources
Alexandra Naa Aduwah Lyyli Ankrah🇬🇧🇬🇭🇫🇮 retweeted
Organising committee of APNA NHS annual conference is pleased to announce the Research, Innovation and Quality Improvement Competition of its Annual Conference on 16-17 OCTOBER at Holiday Inn, Liverpool, UK. @ApnaNhs
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
Alexandra Naa Aduwah Lyyli Ankrah🇬🇧🇬🇭🇫🇮 retweeted
ICYMI: Doctor and digital creator Joel Bervell has been named to the inaugural TIME100 Creators list for his groundbreaking medical advocacy.
Known online as the "medical mythbuster", Bervell uses TikTok and Instagram to expose racial bias in medicine and make health education more accessible. A 2025 graduate of WSU’s College of Medicine, he’s also a Forbes 30 Under 30 and Peabody Award honoree.
He appears on the TIME100 Creators list alongside Chef Abbys
Alexandra Naa Aduwah Lyyli Ankrah🇬🇧🇬🇭🇫🇮 retweeted
“Graffiti is often the language of the #unheard. It can be a way for the #powerless to challenge injustice or inequity but it can equally be an act of #vandalism, division or intimidation.
Whichever it is, the reaction graffiti provokes is visceral – and it is this emotional punch that we want “Hear Us” to have.”
HEAR US: a new art exhibition at @CburyCathedral uses temporary graffiti to ask questions of God
englishcathedrals.co.uk/late…
ALT "Graffiti is often the language of the unheard. It can be a way for the powerless to challenge injustice or inequity but it can equally be an act of vandalism, division or intimidation. Whichever it is, the reaction graffiti provokes is visceral – and it is this emotional punch that we want “Hear Us” to have.” The Dean of Canterbury, the Very Revd David Monteith HEAR US: a new art exhibition at Canterbury Cathedral uses temporary graffiti to ask questions of God
Alexandra Naa Aduwah Lyyli Ankrah🇬🇧🇬🇭🇫🇮 retweeted
After a lot of thought in recent weeks - my lack of activity with the Liberal Democrats and their supporters is rather telling on this group.
So I've made the decision to walk away and let someone else grow this into what it was originally design to be.
I'll be passing the group to Teo who will take full ownership of it.