For Ed Davey and the Lib Dems, the good times have never seemed so good
The IndependentAfter an eventful election campaign, a raucous rendition of Neil Diamond’s Sweet Caroline, surrounded by the party faithful, felt like a fitting finale for Ed Davey, leader of the Liberal Democrats. Education secretary Gillian Keegan lost in Chichester, Sussex, to Jess Brown-Fuller, while science secretary Michelle Donelan and culture secretary Lucy Frazer were also unseated by Lib Dem candidates. Davey will soon be at the head of the biggest parliamentary grouping since the days of David Lloyd George, likely exceeding the recent high points achieved by Paddy Ashdown, Charles Kennedy and Nick Clegg. If nothing else, he reminded people that the Lib Dems exist; that they are a fine tactical option to get the Tories out in much of the southern half of the country; and that he’s a thoroughly decent man.
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