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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Robert Ford

Low-profile Lib Dems are flatlining in the polls – but don’t write them off

Ed Davey of the Liberal Democrats arrives in York at the start of the party’s spring conference this weekend
Liberal Democrats leader Ed Davey arrives in York at the start of the party’s spring conference this weekend. Photograph: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images

The Liberal Democrats gathered this weekend for their final spring conference before the general election. You may be forgiven for not knowing this.

The fourth-largest party barely feature in current political discussions lately, and are flatlining in the polls even as the government sinks ever lower. Only one in three voters has an opinion on party leader Ed Davey, and even fewer have much idea what his party offers. The costs of Brexit are mounting up, yet its most steadfast opponents are struggling.

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