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After record election results, can the Lib Dems become the official opposition?
3 months, 1 week ago

After record election results, can the Lib Dems become the official opposition?

The Independent  

Plastered around the Liberal Democrats’ autumn conference are posters of Sir Ed Davey, flanked by party activists, with a banner reminding attendees they secured “the most Lib Dem MPs ever”. But, with 2025’s local elections on the horizon, and an expected 2029 national contest, work is well underway in Lib Dem HQ to figure out how the party can add …

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Sir Ed Davey jet skis into ‘very excited’ Lib Dem conference
3 months, 1 week ago

Sir Ed Davey jet skis into ‘very excited’ Lib Dem conference

The Independent  

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Can the success of the Lib Dems force the Tories back to the centre?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Can the success of the Lib Dems force the Tories back to the centre?

The Independent  

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For Ed Davey and the Lib Dems, the good times have never seemed so good
5 months, 2 weeks ago

For Ed Davey and the Lib Dems, the good times have never seemed so good

The Independent  

After 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 …

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Britain’s rollercoaster-riding Liberal Democrat leader embraces stunts to gain election attention
6 months ago

Britain’s rollercoaster-riding Liberal Democrat leader embraces stunts to gain election attention

Associated Press  

LONDON — Most politicians try to avoid slips, stumbles and undignified photos. “I think that by taking a slightly different approach – with a bit of humor, a bit of emotion -- you can get people’s attention.” Davey spoke to The Associated Press after visiting Nickel Support, a center for learning-disabled adults. In campaigning for the U.K.’s July 4 election, …

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Why the Lib Dems pledge to reverse Brexit is their best chance this election
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Why the Lib Dems pledge to reverse Brexit is their best chance this election

The Independent  

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New poll reveals ‘Farage effect’ on the general election
6 months, 2 weeks ago

New poll reveals ‘Farage effect’ on the general election

The Independent  

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Rishi Sunak's new small boat problem: Lib Dems photobomb PM on the River Thames after spotting him campaigning in the same affluent seat ahead of the election
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Rishi Sunak's new small boat problem: Lib Dems photobomb PM on the River Thames after spotting him campaigning in the same affluent seat ahead of the election

Daily Mail  

His premiership has been dominated by problems with small boats, but Rishi Sunak must have thought he was safe on the River Thames today. The Prime Minister and his team chose England's longest waterway as the backdrop for a campaign visit to Henley, where the migrant crisis in the Channel was not on the agenda. The PM was spotted by …

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Could Keir Starmer and Ed Davey’s bromance give Labour its landslide?
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Could Keir Starmer and Ed Davey’s bromance give Labour its landslide?

The Independent  

The Conservatives are throwing everything they can muster at Labour, but, to Rishi Sunak’s frustration, the opinion-poll needle is stuck on a 20-point lead for Keir Starmer’s party. It seemed the deal was on – until overzealous Starmer aides briefed The Times that Abbott would be barred from standing as a Labour candidate, presumably to make Starmer look strong in …

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'Dawn from Stoke' tells Rishi Sunak her sons needed National Service growing up because they are 'more brawn than brains'
6 months, 3 weeks ago

'Dawn from Stoke' tells Rishi Sunak her sons needed National Service growing up because they are 'more brawn than brains'

Daily Mail  

One voter sparked hilarity when she told the Prime Minister her sons are 'more brawn than brains' at a campaigning event in Staffordshire today. Dawn from Stoke made attendees laugh after saying her sons have 'more brawn than brains' The Prime Minister was welcomed to Staffordshire by MP Jonathan Gullis, who represents Stoke-on-Trent It comes as Labour's Shadow Chancellor Rachel …

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Sunak would ‘strongly’ back honours probe into ex-Post Office boss’s CBE
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Sunak would ‘strongly’ back honours probe into ex-Post Office boss’s CBE

The Independent  

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Ed Davey struggles to hold Lib Dems together in conference speech today as furious activists demand all-out bid to reverse Brexit and a pledge to build 380,000 houses a year
1 year, 2 months ago

Ed Davey struggles to hold Lib Dems together in conference speech today as furious activists demand all-out bid to reverse Brexit and a pledge to build 380,000 houses a year

Daily Mail  

Ed Davey will try to paper over cracks in the Lib Dems today as activists demand more effort to reverse Brexit and a commitment to build hundreds of thousands of houses. Ed Davey will try to paper over cracks in the Lib Dems today as activists demand more effort to reverse Brexit and a commitment to build millions of houses …

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Tories face 'Blue Wall' threat as Lib Dems pocket £1MILLION bequest from activist's will - while Ed Davey woos voters by playing down EU ambitions and dropping plan to hike income tax
1 year, 2 months ago

Tories face 'Blue Wall' threat as Lib Dems pocket £1MILLION bequest from activist's will - while Ed Davey woos voters by playing down EU ambitions and dropping plan to hike income tax

Daily Mail  

Tories are facing an intensifying threat to the 'Blue Wall' after the Lib Dem warchest was boosted by a £1million bequest. Ed Davey is shown the sheep enclosure at Sparsholt College Hampshire by the party's candidate for Winchester, local vet Danny Chambers Sir Ed also tried his luck in a tractor as he tries to boost the Lib Dems' standing …

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Lib Dems warn of GP retirement time bomb as ‘one in five near retirement age’
1 year, 5 months ago

Lib Dems warn of GP retirement time bomb as ‘one in five near retirement age’

The Independent  

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Lib Dem leader in fiery TV clash with Ed Balls over Brexit
1 year, 7 months ago

Lib Dem leader in fiery TV clash with Ed Balls over Brexit

The Independent  

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey refused to say whether he want the UK to rejoin the EU in a feisty TV clash with Ed Balls over Brexit. Sir Ed said he was pleased the presenter was reading the Lib Dems’ website – but said: “At the moment is not the issue, the issue is rebuilding trust with our European …

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Tories handed ‘wake-up call’ with double defeat in Tiverton and Wakefield by-elections
2 years, 5 months ago

Tories handed ‘wake-up call’ with double defeat in Tiverton and Wakefield by-elections

The Independent  

Boris Johnson’s Conservatives suffered a humiliating and historic double defeat on Friday morning as voters turned against them in both the Tiverton and Honiton and Wakefield by-elections. Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey said it was the “biggest by-election victory our country has ever seen”, adding that the result should be a “wake-up call” to Tory MPs about Mr Johnson’s …

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Tory MPs fearful of losing their seats as Johnson leads party to double defeat
2 years, 6 months ago

Tory MPs fearful of losing their seats as Johnson leads party to double defeat

The Independent  

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Ed Davey is needlessly giving up bargaining power for the Lib Dems years before an election
3 years ago

Ed Davey is needlessly giving up bargaining power for the Lib Dems years before an election

The Independent  

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Trans women should be allowed in all public places, Lib Dem leader Ed Davey says
3 years, 3 months ago

Trans women should be allowed in all public places, Lib Dem leader Ed Davey says

The Independent  

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