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Lib Dems pledge public services investment via taxes on banks and super rich
The Liberal Democrats have launched their election manifesto, promising to make major investments in health, social care and public services.
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Tories face big battle in upcoming byelections
The Conservatives are facing a big battle later this week in three by-elections in Somerton and Froome; Selby and Ainsty; and Uxbridge and South Ruislip – which are expected to be heavily contested by Labour and the Liberal Democrats.
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Government ‘totally negligent’ in failure to ease energy bills burden, Lib Dem leader says
We were joined by leader of the Liberal Democrats Sir Ed Davey, who was energy secretary under the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition when in 2014 Russia annexed Crimea – he warned then about European reliance on Russian gas supplies.
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Lib Dem ‘policies will appeal to disgruntled Tory voters’, says Ed Davey
Ed Davey, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, has given his keynote speech at the party’s annual conference today, pledging to smash down the Tory’s blue wall.
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Lib Dems topple Tory ‘blue wall’ seat in Chesham and Amersham by-election
The Liberal Democrats have hailed their landslide victory in the Chesham and Amersham by-election, declaring it will send a “shockwave through British politics”.
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‘Voters have lost faith in us’ – Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey
Channel 4 News spoke to the new leader of the Liberal Democrats, Sir Ed Davey.
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Lib Dem Acting Leader Sir Ed Davey: Cummings lockdown journey ‘beggars belief’
We speak to Sir Ed Davey, Acting Leader of the Liberal Democrats and previously Energy Secretary in the Conservative Coalition government.
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Has Lib Dem ‘stop Brexit’ message broken through?
The Liberal Democrats have focussed their campaign around a straight ‘stop Brexit’ message in their target constituencies, but it’s not clear if that message has broken through, with voters with the party’s momentum draining away throughout the campaign.
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FactCheck: Lib Dems and others under fire over ‘newspaper’ adverts
The Liberal Democrats have been putting out election leaflets that closely resemble real newspapers.
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‘The problem is Jeremy Corbyn, who is clearly a Leaver,’ says Lib Dem peer Sal Brinton
Joining me now are Labour’s Rosie Duffield, who sits on the Department for Work and Pensions select committee, and the president of the Liberal Democrats, Baroness Sal Brinton.
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‘This is Boris Johnson’s failure and he has to admit that’, says Lib Dem deputy leader Ed Davey
So what do the Liberal Democrats make of all this? Earlier we caught up with Ed Davey to see where they stand on that December election proposal and began by asking what he made of Boris Johnson’s call for an election.
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Former Justice Secretary David Gauke: ‘I can’t see how you can abide by law and leave by 31 October unless you have deal’
Former Justice Secretary David Gauke and the deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats, Ed Davey, react to parliament’s return.
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Sam Gyimah MP: ‘There are a lot of Boris’ positions that are inconsistent’
Former Conservative MP Sam Gyimah joined the Liberal Democrats yesterday.
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Why don’t some of Boris Johnson’s political opponents want a general election?
Jane Dodds, leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats, and Drew Hendry from the Scottish National Party, discuss their position on a general election.
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Defector Phillip Lee: ‘Listening to PM’s obfuscation and bluster, I felt I’d made right decision’
Former Conservative MP Phillip Lee defected to the Liberal Democrats earlier today, costing the government its majority. Guto Bebb is a Conservative MP who is among those rebelling against Boris Johnson’s government.