Andy Kelly 🔶
@andykelly
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Liberal Democrat Parliamentary candidate for Rochdale, leader on Rochdale Council. Cllr for Milnrow & Newhey ward. He/him.
Greater Manchester
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In amongst all this chaos and speculation, can I urge people to vote
#LibDem
in the Rochdale By Election? Iain Donaldson is an experienced campaigner and politician who will serve the constituency properly-along with a brilliant council and campaign team.
#RochdaleByElection
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ANNOUNCEMENT: Thrilled and honoured to be selected for as the Liberal Democrat candidate for the Greater Manchester Mayor.
I know what it takes to fight against the odds, but this time I really feel the tide has changed –This is OUR time to change where we live.
Join us!
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With Labour and Conservative voters undecided, don’t let this circus carry on.
Vote for a Lib Dem MP. Vote Iain Donaldson.
#LendUsYourVote
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It’s polling day in Rochdale. If you haven’t voted yet you have til 10pm (don’t forget ID). I can thoroughly recommend
@iaincdonaldson
the LD candidate to be your next MP.
#LibDems
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Massive congratulations to the newly elected Cllr Alan Good tonight of Ancoats and Beswick. V proud. Well done mate.
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Fantastic few days of campaigning for
@iaincdonaldson
in the
#RochdaleByElection
. Finding a LOT of Labour and Tory voters getting behind Iain. Loads of
#LibDem
support out there as you’d expect.
Whatever you do. Don’t let apathy win on Thursday!
#UseYourVote
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At
@JohnBridgesLD
’s ward campaign launch last night. Only 48 votes difference in 2019. Lets get a Lib Dem councillor in Deansgate 👊👊
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So here we are. The people of
#Rochdale
now have to realistically choose between Galloway, Reform or The
#LibDems
candidate
@iaincdonaldson
at the by-election.
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Thoughts are with Tony Lloyd’s family today. He was a fair and decent politician who was respectful to the opposition. I appreciated that.
RIP Tony.
@tony4rochdale
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Due to yesterdays protest at
#MCRpride
I just want to reinstate the Liberal position - my position.
Trans rights are human rights.
The L and the T stay.
#ManchesterPride
#Transally
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Thank you to Gemma & the
@NQForum
team for showing us what we can to protect these spaces from becoming another car park.
I am tired of developers being given the land that our children and families desperately need to have healthy and happy lives.
We need
#TreesNotCars
! 🌲
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We must keep
#PrideInTheVillage
. The one place where LGBT people have for their own is being slowly but surely stripped away by Manchester council.
Regardless of your political persuasion please sign as this is too important to ignore.
#ManchesterPride
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Superb couple of hours with
@walkrideRochda1
@walkridepw
@KateCleggCrim
around the Pennines. Plus a nice socially distanced coffee to discuss how to create safer routes for non drivers across
@RochdaleCouncil
the borough.
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Bit of news.
I’m stepping down from the Mayoral race. I’ll continue to be a councillor and group leader in Rochdale and wish every bit of luck to whoever is selected as the next candidate
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Thrilled to be at the launch of the new Eu settlers scheme by
@EuropiaMcr
at
@ManCathedral
.
Their work is vital in Gtr Manchester: the only charity which solely supports EU expats.
Many who may feel anxious or sidelined by the current Brexit crisis -I give them my full support.
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Addressing North West Liberal Democrat conference on Heath and Social care.
The plight of missing people, vulnerable people such as care leavers is something I will be pushing as your Greater Manchester mayoral candidate.
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Just stop and think for a minute. Has it ever been this ridiculous, this pathetic, this chaotic before in British politics? Only one solution now.
#GeneralElectionN0W
#followbackfriday
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Decided to get a Covid test. Went online at 12.02 pm. Booked it for 1pm. Drove down with email on phone (with mask) took 6 mins. Back home by 1.30pm. It is SO easy. Please, if you are worried that you may have Covid. Get a test ...(1/2)
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Happy to assist these two young fundraisers at the reopening of
@milnrowcoop
today. The store looks great and is greener and more energy efficient.
@milnrowjuniors
@KieranTattersall
@RochdaleLibDems
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Utterly thrilled to have you on board Luciana. Another leading Liberal voice in the North West, showing us a way from Westminster’s tired two parties.
Welcome! We are honoured to have you on board. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I am very pleased to announce that I have joined
@joswinson
and the
@LibDems
, the strongest party to stop brexit, fight for equality and a fairer country.
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Waving the EU the flag at the
#StopTheCoup
Manchester demonstration - someone has to! Local representatives are letting our remain voting region down.
#BollocksToBrexit
#BollocksToBoris
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What’s happening? A double rainbow over Milnrow & Newhey that’s what!
#doublerainbow
#godsownward
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Had a cracking time launching our campaign in Rochdale tonight!
Let’s work for a
#BrighterFuture
in our town 🔶
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230% increase in sewage discharge into the River Beal in 2023, totalling 1800hrs. That’s 75 solid days. 75!!
Time to stop this sh*t!
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Great to hear
@shaffaqmohd
speak at the
@TraffordLibDems
annual dinner this evening. A big thank you to the local party for inviting me, I had a blast!
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So when the general election was announced yesterday, i was actually in an underground nuclear bunker
@HeritageFundNOR
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Just talking to
@garygibbon
about Labour and Conservative voters in Greater Manchester switching to Lib Dem.
Really exciting times ahead -this is the best
#ldconf
to date.
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When the Lib Dem PPC turns up to council in the same blouse as the Conservative PPC....
@CllrJaneHoward
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“Mayor of Greater Manchester said he thought leaving with a deal would be in the 'public interest'”
Just as well we have a remainer running for mayor! Not afraid to speak truth to power, I oppose Brexit. In all it’s forms.
#Remain
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Whilst spring cleaning I found both box sets of Phoenix Nights. Genuinely can’t stop laughing. Nearly 20 years ago.
@archiekelly
@tobyfoster
@justinmoorhouse
@steveroylecomic
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Great to hear
@AlanGoodLD
speak this week. If you live in Manchester Ancoats and Beswick ward, this is the man you need as your councillor on May 7th!
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Gearing up for the local elections and I’m up this year! Anybody in Milnrow or Newhey have space for one of these in their front garden? (The diamond that is, not the guitar 🔶)
#Milnrow
#Newhey
#VoteKelly
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On behalf of Rochdale Lib Dems. It is with deepest sorrow that we hear of the death of Queen Elizabeth II. May she rest in peace.
God save the King.
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Delighted to be officially nominated as
@LibDems
Candidate for Rochdale. I am the ONLY candidate who can deliver the CHANGE we deserve.
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Proud to speak at conference today in support of young carers in the uk- banning U12s ever being expected to do so, securing minimum leave and providing decent carers allowances.
#libdems
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We have been told there’s not the demand for double trams on the ROCHDALE line. I beg to differ
@MCRMetrolink
cos this is RAMMED
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Hearing about how Montague’s has been treated today and I’m absolutely appalled. This isn’t how we should be treating our local businesses. Sign the petition
#SaveMontagues
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Rochdale Lib Dems safely sworn in at last nights annual council meeting.
#libdems
#gangofthree
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#YWW2020
@jasmin_rys
We’re committed to Youth Services in Milnrow & Newhey, even if Cllr Bamford thinks he’s Witney...
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Honoured to be laying a wreath at Rochdale cenotaph this morning. Lest we forget.
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Greater Manchester Lib Dems call foul on the Government's snap announcements.
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The thing is. No one seems confident, even just 3 days out. Postal vote estimates are telling us anything. Who knows?
@andykelly
@Yoshimi_999
@iaincdonaldson
Do you think you can really win?
It would be a huge shock.
With Labour rightly disowning their candidate, I now hope somehow you win this by-election there
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And a lovely reception from Stockport, Hazel Grove and Cheadle Lib Dems the afternoon!
Brilliant to catch up with
@andykelly
to hear about his plans for Greater Manchester. He’ll make a superb mayor for our region!
#andy4gm
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Totally disgraceful behaviour tonight from Councillors using the chat box on Zoom to barrack and ridicule others. And someone calling another a “bitch” whilst voting. Shameful behaviour
@RochdaleCouncil
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Great to see staff out working hard to keep our villages. Socially distanced of course.
@RochdaleCouncil
#MilnrowandNewhey
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And we are over a million!
#StopTheCoup
If you haven’t signed yet please do! -Boris can’t ignore the will of the people after-all.
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I attended the demonstration when none of the cllrs came. No mps, not the mayor. The idea voting labour here will stop this is insulting to those fighting this climate emergency.
#treesnotcars
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5 - This council lacks vision. A purpose. Today we saw an appetite for something more in our city.
The possibilties for Ancoats are endless - one thing is sure, selling off to highest private bidder, isnt going to fully utilise the creativity & passion of Manchester's residents.
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If a school goes into “special measures” it’s usual for the headteacher to resign...
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1 - We don’t have representation. The voices calling for more parks/green spaces are not on front line politics.
Why are the politicians across
Greater Manchester allowing for more pollution over more parks?
There is a climate emergency.
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Top day drystone walling at Whitworth today. All thanks to HLF Sharing Heritage funding! Same again tomorrow.
@HLFNorthWest
@WhitworthAMDS
@norakelly_
@richardrudman1
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3 - Everywhere in the city we see cranes.
Buildings unaffordable or left empty - If this space could be used for social housing that would be an improvement. But this won’t happen.
This land owned by the council, by us the tax paying public is destined go into private hands.
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A full house at our Medium Grant workshop here today at Coro Hall in Ulverston.
@Ant_Canal
@HeritageFundNW
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Speaking at the
@the3million
fringe event about the incoming timebomb regarding EU nationals and the Home office’s disregard for those who have settled here.
Make no mistake this is the next windrush scandal.
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Just great to see people do a bit. 12 bags of rubbish in an hour. Well done folks.
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That’s ma boy....
I have very little views on the YL elections, apart from slates from a single university are a bad thing, and vote for
@norakelly_
you cowards.
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Watch
@BBCNWT
. At 10.30pm tonight. I’m on talking about the boundary changes affecting Rochdale and specifically the Spotland ward.
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In the mean time. Covid 19 is not going to simply disappear. We need to prevent Rochdale from going into Lockdown.Wear a mask, wash your hands, don’t touch people, keep a distance. All the usual habits and practices we know about. (2/2)
#KeepRochdaleSafe
@RochdaleCouncil
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Will be co-hosting with
@AprilPreston_
! Joining us will be many local candidates including Manchester Liberal Democrat council group leader
@johnleechmcr
.
Get involved and join us!
#Withington
Withington Garden Party 🍻🍔
Children and dogs welcome!
31st August - 2pm. £10/£5.
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In Manchester I will fight to end these barbaric fines on the city’s most vulnerable
Being homeless shouldn't be a crime. And yet, between 2014 & 2016 alone, over 3000 people were dragged before the court.
We should be caring for people who end up on the streets, not locking them up. Sign today if you want to scrap the Vagrancy Act >
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Some people call today
#BlueMonday
as it’s supposed to be the most depressed day if the year. The Samaritans are calling it
#BrewMonday
and asking that people reach out if you’re feeling down. I’m free for a call if you wanna natter. A
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PT: quote “Andy Kelly’s passion, warm-humour and endless enthusiasm knows no bars.
His no-nonsense approach to Brexit will be welcomed by the people of Greater Manchester. - Jo Swinson”
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Enjoying the hospitality
@Rovers
this week talking all things football archives with my old mucker
@louiseclare
@HeritageFundNW
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Food shortages, limited fuel, impacts on medicines along potential riots - nothing is worth this.
This is ideology over lives. And a hateful one at that.
Greater Manchester desperately needs representation which will fight this.
Tooth and nail.
#RevokeA50Now
#Yellowhammer
So lots of people asking what the redacted part is... Here goes:
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Dear Prime Minister, ‘protecting’ fuel bills ain’t gonna matter when your house is repossessed. Yours, Andy
@trussliz
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Good to see that this has been re-thought. Such an important service for our young people 👏
The decision to maintain the youth centre in Milnrow in its current location, a u-turn on earlier proposals to move it, is lauded by
@andykelly
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Like showtunes? Like liberalism?Still room for a few more!
Walrus in Northern quarter right now. Come on down!
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@PatricKielty
Paddy. I am a strange fish here being Catholic and British but I was gripped with every second of this series. If it informs the (non NI) British public by one iota then it has done nothing but good all round. We are simply not educated enough about it over here. Well done all.
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Had a brilliant time chatting to
@AdrianGONeill
at the
@LiberalIrish
event this evening. Can’t wait to see where this organisation goes in the future.
The Manchester Irish Festival perhaps?
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Zaman joins Lib Dems
Former mayor and Milkstone and Deeplish Councillor crosses the floor to join the Lib Dems.
Cllr Mohammed Zaman has this week resigned from the Labour Party and joined the Liberal Democrat group.
1of2..
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This is genius. Enjoy.
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And that’s a wall!
Many thanks to the DSWA for their training and support on the project. All made possible by HLF support from the Sharing Heritage programme. Now to crack on with these walls....
@WhitworthAMDS
@HLFNorthWest
@andykelly
@norakelly_
@richardrudman1
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Just a thought. Why didn’t Liz or Rishi implement any of these new ideas when they were in, you know, the cabinet?
#ToryLeadershipRace
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Join me and
@ajsmith_libdem
for the
@RochdaleLibDems
campaign launch this Friday from 7:30 at local party HQ- 144 Drake Street, Rochdale.
Come meet the team and get involved! 🔶
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Alan Good. Geezer.
Just spent the last 3.5 hours in my wellies in the water feature down by Advent and Albion Works. Done a cleanup that was long overdue, managed to fill 4 rubbish bags full of stuff!
#Litter
#LitterPick
#CleanUp
#Environment
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@walkrideRochda1
@RochdaleCouncil
I can confirm Milnrow and Newhey have submitted for round 2
@walkrideRochda1
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2 - If you’re like me you could use more exercise.
People in apartment block housing are less likely to have safe access to fitness.
We shouldn’t have to sign up to a £30 a month gym when all we want and crave is a laugh in some fresh air.
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If you’ve been fined for parking behind Milnrow precinct watch this clip and fill in this form
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