Caron Lindsay

Rt Hon Jennie has a new official Twitter account AND she’s been on Sky News

By | Tue 3rd September 2024 - 8:13 am

Photo shows off duty guide dog Jennie having a cuddle with our editor at last year’s Social Liberal Forum dinner.

Parliament is back and we will be bringing you news of what our 72 Lib Dem MPs are getting up to. Seventeen of our new intake made their maiden speeches in the few days the House of Commons was sitting before recess started at the end of July so that means we have forty to go.

We will also be covering the activities of the most lovable member of our Parliamentary team, Jennie. The golden retriever is the guide dog of our new MP for Torbay, Steve Darling.

Just after the election, someone set up a Twitter account in her name which quickly amassed over 18,000 followers.

Now Jennie’s adoring team has set up an official account which will be updated on a regular basis.

It’s good to see that she is settling in to her new surroundings at Westminster:

The embedded tweet shows Jennie the guide dog playing with a red toy in her new office. She says

Back up in Westminster after a glorious August in Torbay. At last my owner now has an office so I’m starting to fill it with dog toys…

Make sure you don’t miss any of the official updates from Jennie by following her here.

Update:

Jennie even seems to have melted Kay Burley’s heart. Steve and Jennie were on her Sky News show this morning ad Kay Burley spent the entire time petting Jennie. Watch here.


Steve talked about how Jennie wowed local residents at his surgeries, how she had escaped from a surgery to join a children’s group and how people are always stopping to talk to her in Westminster.  Steve said she lit up the place, with big scary men and ladies with guns gazing at her like she was her firstborn. He’s been approached by people as far away as Mexico for selfies with Jennie.  And, evidently scary Sky News anchors as well.

 

* Caron Lindsay is Editor of Liberal Democrat Voice and blogs at Caron's Musings. You can find her on Bluesky at caronmlindsay.bsky.social

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4 Comments

  • Jack Nicholls 3rd Sep '24 - 9:20am

    I assume, very sensibly, that Ed Davey is allowing new members to get settled in before expanding the Shadow Cabinet (and we should absolutely call it that again). When he does though, I do hope Jennie will become at the very least a PPS. I would suggest she shadow Larry, but I believe he’s technically a civil servant.

  • Caron Lindsay Caron Lindsay 3rd Sep '24 - 1:23pm

    I wonder if she could shadow the new kitten who seems to be a political appointee.

  • David Rogers 4th Sep '24 - 7:35am

    People (and dogs…) should be leaving X, not joining it!

  • Helen Dudden 6th Sep '24 - 12:48pm

    Larry is the official cat at number 10. The chief mouser

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