V v sad that Nick Clegg has lost his seat. The UK parliament has lost a great European just at the moment it needed him most.
Simon Hughes
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Simon Hughes
@SimonHughes
Chancellor, London South Bank Uni & Strategic UK Advisor to Talgo. LD, formerly MP for Bermondsey, UK Justice Minister & @ The Open University.🇺🇦
- @LSBU @nazirafzal V pleased indeed to confer degree of Honorary Doctor of Law on Nazir Afzal OBE today. Thank you Nazir for an inspirational career & an inspirational speech to our graduating students at the Royal Festival Hall.
- V disappointed not 2 have won again. It has been the greatest privilege of my life 2b MP for Bermondsey & Southwark for 32 years. Thankyou.
- Ready 2 lead #LibDemFightback in Bermondsey & the north of Southwark - vs Conservatives & Labour on housing,NHS, education & Brexit.Join us.
- #PaddyAshdown @paddyashdown Just tragic that Paddy has gone; 2 Jane & family huge love & gratitude. Paddy was 1 of the bravest, greatest & most inspirational UK political leaders of our time. Liberalism @ home & abroad owes him so much. For him, we must fight now more than ever.
- @LSBU @LSBU_ACI @afuahirsch Honoured to award the inspirational Afua Hirsch her honorary doctorate on behalf of our great university at our graduation this past week. I have been a huge fan for years. Now Afua is part of our worldwide LSBU family.
- V brave & honourable words from @timfarron as he plans 2 stand down as leader.Thank u Tim 4 your Christian faith & your liberal politics.
- The fight is not over yet nor the battle won - but we are Millwall and we are determined to succeed.
- To all who voted for us,campaigned with us,supported us,worked with us, prayed for us,cared for us and shared liberalism with us-thank you.
- Very happy to celebrate with great friend and colleague Caroline Pidgeon at the beginning of the next phase of her v impressive career as a voice for the people of London.
- V sad time for our family. David - loyal, loving, lovely, charming, handsome, fearless, fun, mischievous & hugely talented older brother - died peacefully @ home in Pembrokeshire on Saturday. Younger bro Jamie & I, his children & grandchildren will miss him hugely. RIP dear Dee.
- #smokingban I sincerely hope that all liberals and believers in freedom will be very careful not to support more bans on smoking in the open air particularly outside pubs and bars. We must not move willingly or without overwhelming justification to an even more nanny state.
- Bridget - now 98 and a half, born 1918- and me after we both voted #Remain. If Bridget can, you all can. Don't wait!
- Huge pleasure, great privilege and very excited and honoured. Ready and very keen to help LSBU continue onwards and upwards. Great community university with a great role in London, the country and abroad. Ready and willing to do all I can. SimonWe're delighted to welcome Sir @SimonHughes to #teamLSBU as our new Chancellor! We look forward to the official ceremony this Autumn when Simon will formally take up this honorary position lsbu.ac.uk/about-us/news/… #Welcome #LSBU #London #University
