PICTURES: Hat Festival draws visitors from far and wide ift.tt/3USgRhP

Might've missed: Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance launches appeal for second life-saving helicopter bvmag.co.uk/3VBEOCz

School to be rebuilt after government announces multi-million pound funding boost ift.tt/vO6QkYV

🚜🇬🇧 Marks and Spencer has called on the government to set a legally binding UK food security target farminguk.com/news/m-s-calls…

It's #backbritishfarmingday when we get to thank farmers for everything they do 365 days a year to keep food on our tables. I'll keep fighting for #WestDorset's farmers. Please support them by buying local British produce.

Years of neglect, unfair trade deals and the family farm tax have left our farmers underpaid, and unappreciated, and our food supply insecure. Liberal Democrats stand with our farmers today, Back British Farming Day, and every day. Tim Farron

What a great honour to represent the Liberal Democrats at today's #gibraltarnationalday celebrations. #Gibraltar is British and always will be British, for as long as the Gibraltarians want it to be. Happy National Day Gibraltar! 🇬🇮 🇬🇧

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I spoke to Parliament News about Israel's strike on Qatar. parliamentnews.co.uk/mps-line-up-to…

BREAKING Peter Mandelson has been sacked as ambassador Foreign Office: 'The emails show that the depth and extent of Peter Mandelson’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein is materially different from that known at the time of his appointment.'

I'm calling on NHS Dorset to ensure there is a physical pharmacy in Lyme Regis and for a new operator to take over the pharmacy at Bridport Medical Centre. Sign my petition! westdorsetlibdems.uk/campaigns/save…

Great to be at Weldmar Hospicecare Fete today to support the fantastic work they do. I also got to meet Martin Clunes, who I'm relieved to say was lovely.

Join me in #LymeRegis

Are you aware that unregulated fishing in the Southwest Atlantic risks some species being fished to extinction? Come along to our Lib Dem Conference 🔶 fringe meeting to find out more. 📅21 September at 11:30am 📍Bayview Suite 2, BIC ICCF_UK | Al Pinkerton MP | Edward Morello MP

Edward Morello MP Thank you Edward Morello MP Liberal Democrats for asking written questions to UK Parliament via Torsten Bell re West Dorset StatePensionInjustice #50sWomen who support #CEDAWinLAW led MEDIATION of *ALL our Representative Groups including #WASPI with Pat McFadden -change.org/p/secretary-of…

📢 3 days to go before The Geopolitical Implications of Hunger Liberal Democrats conference, our event co-hosted with World Food Programme & Lib Dems in International Development Panellists will explore evidence on the impact of aid cuts on hunger, implications for global security & how the UK should respond.   #FoodSecurity #LDConf

The UK is not prepared for severe disruption to our undersea internet cables, which carry 99% of our data. Russia is testing NATO’s weaknesses. We must be ready for a future crisis: - Tougher deterrence - Resilience upgrades - Sovereign repair ship Read our report 👇

Some good news ahead of the weekend 🎉 dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/news/x51-x53-w…