Gary Gibbon
Can Zac Goldsmith hold back Lib Dems?
The Lib Dem leaflets are already printed. They will argue that a Lib Dem vote is the only way to truly pressurise the Government on Heathrow.
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Gary Gibbon
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FactCheck: cannabis taxes – money spinner or smoke and mirrors?
Regulating cannabis could earn the government £1bn in taxes a year, a new report established by Lib Dem health spokesperson Norman Lamb says. Really?
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Tax credits: Osborne says reforms will continue
Chancellor George Osborne says tax credit reforms will go ahead, despite the government’s dramatic defeat in the Lords on cuts for millions of low-income families.
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Gary Gibbon
David Cameron tries to return to his liberal Conservatism mission
Long marchers from the 2005 Cameron leadership bid will hope it’s a return to his original programme of work, but he now faces divisive and headline-hogging battles.
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FactCheck: where are the missing 6,000 Lib Dems?
Shoring up the party faithful, Tim Farron, new Lib Dem leader, promised that “20,000 new members had joined” since May. FactCheck’s been trying to find them.
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Alistair Carmichael lawyers try to dismiss challenge
Lawyers for the Liberal Democrat MP and former Scottish secretary say a bid from constituents to challenge his election over a leaked memo about Nicola Sturgeon is “bound to fail”.
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Tim Farron asked three times if gay sex is a sin
The new Liberal Democrat leader, who has come under pressure for abstaining on an earlier vote on gay marriage, is asked three times whether he believes homosexual sex is a sin.
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Charles Kennedy’s death caused by alcoholism
Former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy suffered a “major haemorrhage” caused by his alcoholism, a post-mortem examination has concluded.
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Gary Gibbon
Are the Lib Dems shifting closer to Charles Kennedy’s ideal of the party?
Charles Kennedy’s distinctive stance on his own party’s positioning may be about to undergo a revival.
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Charles Kennedy: a man of ‘wit, charm, and humanity’
Former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy has died at the age of 55. Lord Ashdown called him a man of “wit, charm, judgment, principle and decency”, while David Cameron praised his humanity.
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Gary Gibbon
Queen’s Speech: a Tory ‘kaleidoscope’ government’s programme
Former minister Simon Burns said it was a joy to be in office in a Tory kaleidoscope government. It was through, he said, a kaleidoscope that all was blue and blessedly without yellow, purple or red.
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Gary Gibbon
SNP land grab as Commons meets for first time
The SNP have bagged the front rows of the Labour benches and nearly nabbed Dennis Skinner’s much-prided place. There were in at 8 trying to finesse their land grab.
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Gary Gibbon
Three party leaders resign within 90 minutes
Three party leaders have now resigned within an hour and a half, but Ed Miliband’s must be the biggest emotional shock to the individual concerned.
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Nick Clegg resigns as Lib Dem vote collapses
Nick Clegg resigns as party leader as senior Lib Dem figures including Vince Cable, Danny Alexander, Ed Davey and Charles Kennedy also lose seats.
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Why did the election pollsters get it so wrong?
An independent inquiry is to be held into election polls for consistently under-estimating the Conservative lead over Labour.
