Liberal Democrat MP for South Devon | Schools Spokesperson | For Casework please email: Caroline.voaden.mp@parliament.uk
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Going through court as a survivor of rape can be a horrific experience. The women who spoke up about Brand were incredibly brave, and justice has been done.
However in this case, like so many others, we saw victim-blaming and rape myths abound, even from Brand’s defence barrister
BREAKING: Russell Brand sentenced to 10 years and six months for rape and sexual assault.
Latest updates: trib.al/8qCUc28
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Shocked and bloody angry I think... it takes more than that to shake me.
I may be a woman, but I'm not the snowflake here.
Exclusive:
Nigel Farage's "physical altercation" during the State Opening of Parliament was with the Lib Dem MP Caroline Voaden - and has caused an major row between Reform and the Lib Dems.
Lib Dem sources say Voaden was left "shocked and shaken" after he "shoved" her to secure a place in the procession of MPs to the King's Speech.
Video from the Commons Chamber that day shows Farage and Voaden making their way down from their benches together.
Voaden reported the incident to the Serjeant at Arms and says Farage was asked to apologise - but hasn't.
A Reform spokesman denies any wrongdoing by Farage, saying "it was the Lib Dem MPs being aggressive towards Nigel". Lib Dems say that is "utter nonsense"
Farage said yesterday that the "physical altercation" was the reason he didn't put up a fight to be in the Chamber for the Budget after his prayer card to save a space was removed.
He said he thought that after the row with Voaden, it was "better to avoid conflict".
But in a further twist, a Commons spokesman says Farage's card was only removed because it didn't have a date stamp, which are required to reserve a spot.
Top work by @hope_sapphire here:
telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10…
And we both know that’s not true Nigel don’t we?
I’m still waiting for the apology you were required to write to me… Though I won’t hold my breath
Deeply disappointed not to hear the word education once in the Chancellor’s speech today.
Extra books for kids - great. But nowhere near enough - school budgets stretched, teachers’ pay unfunded and a SEND black hole.
How can that not be addressed?
Very pleased @YvetteCooperMP has dropped plans to abolish HealthWatch.
Patients must have a voice and a stronger HealthWatch will help them speak up about their experience of the NHS.
Proud of the @LibDems campaign on this.
This is the right decision from the Government. Our @LibDems campaign to stop the bonfire of patient safety has been a success!
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Since when was strangulation called ‘breath-play’?!
There is absolutely nothing playful AT ALL about someone trying to strangle you while having sex, when you didn’t ask for it, didn’t consent and are scared for your life.
WTAF…
Did you know that on the 6th of November 2026 the UK Government is banning the publication and possession of pornography depicting breath play, age-play, and incest?
The maximum sentence for publication offences is five years imprisonment.
This will affect publishers and consumers globally.
The offences are, in simple terms:
1. Strangulation or suffocation.
(2 years for possession, 5 years for publication)
2. Penetrative sexual activity between people pretending to be related.
(2 years for possession, 5 years for publication)
3. Sexual activity between two people where (a reasonable person would think) at least one person is, or is pretending to be, under sixteen.
(3 years for possession, 5 years for publication)
I have provided criminal and obscenity law advice to UK and global creators, producers, platforms, and consumers on pornography publication and possession offences since 2006.
Please feel free to contact me at law@mylesjackman.com for formal legal advice.
gov.uk/guidance/crime-and-po…
Having worked in Yugoslavia as a journalist in the 90s, this is astonishing to see.
What is happening in Serbia right now gives hope that even in the most controlled regimes there are people whose hope and ambition can lead them to achieve extraordinary things.
📺 “We reported events one-sidedly for years”: Serbian TV apologizes to viewers after Vučić's party loses the election
Radio Television of Vojvodina (RTV) opened its news broadcast with footage of celebrations following the Student List's election victory — scenes it had failed to show the previous evening.
“For years, we failed to fulfill our duty. We kept silent, turned a blind eye, reported events one-sidedly, and failed to ask the necessary questions. For that, we owe our viewers an apology,” news anchor Goran Eror said.
Following the controversy, RTV's acting editor-in-chief Nenad Čačić resigned.
A similar incident occurred in Hungary, where state television also apologized to viewers after Viktor Orbán's election defeat.
This is quite something. Building a completely new political movement from the ground up through direct democracy.
It will be fascinating to see how they manage in government but what an amazing experiment in new ways of doing politics
Sırbistan'da öğrenciler doğrudan demokrasi yöntemini seçim siyasetine taşıdılar.
Liderlere dayalı, yukarıdan aşağıya bir örgütlenme yerine, herkesin söz alabildiği öğrenci genel kurulları (plenum) oluşturdular. Kararlar tartışılarak, mümkün olduğunca uzlaşmayla alındı.
Bu yöntemi üniversitelerin dışına da taşıdılar. Mahallelerde, kentlerde ve köylerde yurttaş meclisleri (zborovi) kuruldu. İnsanlar kendi sorunlarını tartışmak, çözüm önermek ve birlikte karar almak için toplandı.
250 kişilik milletvekili aday listesini de şöyle oluşturdular:
1- Önce 250 adaylık kontenjanı, öğrenci sayılarına göre altı üniversite kenti arasında paylaştırdılar. Belgrad'ın listeye hâkim olmaması için diğer kentlerin de üst sıralarda temsil edilmesini sağladılar. Ardından her kentin kontenjanını fakülteler arasında dağıttılar.
2- Ülke genelinde 80'den fazla fakültede öğrenci genel kurulları toplandı. Öğrenciler kendileri aday olmadı ama her biri aday önerebildi ve neden o kişiyi önerdiğini açıkladı. İsimler tartışıldı, önce uzlaşma arandı, gerektiğinde oylama yapıldı.
3- Mevcut siyasi kadrolara kapıyı kapattılar. İktidar partilerinin mevcut ve eski üyelerini, iktidar adına görev yapmış siyasetçileri ve bürokratları, muhalefet partilerinin üst düzey yöneticilerini aday göstermediler. Böylece hem iktidardan hem de yerleşik muhalefetten bağımsız bir liste oluşturdular.
4- Fakülteler birbirlerinin adaylarını da denetledi. Önerilen bütün isimler ortak bir listede toplandı ve tüm fakültelerin incelemesine açıldı. İtirazlar öğrenci kurullarında tartışıldı. Adayın elenmesi için kurulların yarısından fazlasının veto etmesi gerekiyordu. Tek bir fakültenin itirazı yeterli değildi.
5- Elenen veya çekilen adayların yerine yedekler getirildi. Böylece profesörlerin, doktorların, bilim insanlarının, işçilerin, sanatçıların ve aktivistlerin yer aldığı 250 kişilik liste ortaya çıktı.
What an extraordinary result in Serbia, as student led movement beats authoritarian Vučić govt with record turnout.
A victory for democracy and free speech - a free media in Belgrade will be quite something. And not something Putin will appreciate.
bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c8x23x…
Devastating to hear how deep the lack of understanding of rape trauma is in the Met.
When will police truly understand the potential lifelong trauma of rape - and even moreso if it involves a supposedly trustworthy colleague?
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckdd…
Hats off to @ChildrensComm Rachel de Souza for this damning report on the postcode lottery of children’s lives in the UK.
I will be at the report launch in parliament tomorrow - really hope it gets the scrutiny it deserves in parliament.
Children’s commissioner declares “state of emergency” on young people’s lives - my report for @ObserverUK on the “childhood lottery”
observer.co.uk/news/national…
This is barbaric.
We constantly try to reduce the horrors our kids see online and then the US Defence Sec wants to livestream a firing squad?????
What in God’s name is happening to America??
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmy0…
Looking forward to fighting for the hospitality sector with you again this year Chris
Last month I was honoured to be unanimously re-elected as Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Hospitality and Tourism for a third time, alongside Vice Chairs @HuddlestonNigel MP, @CarolineVoaden MP and @DanAldridgeWSM.
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For goodness sake - do you honestly think this is the most important issue in our schools? 🙄
I’d say unfair funding, lack of staff, budget stress, SEND and poor buildings are probably more worth your time worrying about…
