The Latest Breaking News from Daisy Cooper

Cooper rules out future leadership bid and insists Lib Dems strong under Davey

The deputy leader insisted the party would go from ‘strength to strength’ under Sir Ed.

The Independent UK · Oct 19

‘Damp squib’: Ed Davey can breathe easy as Lib Dem leadership challenge fails to materialise

Lengthy meeting heard grumbles about ‘blue wall’ policies and ‘Ming vase’ tactics but no real rancour

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18

Davey remains Lib Dem leader after marathon meeting with MPs

Deputy party leader Daisy Cooper said there is ‘overwhelming support for Ed in the parliamentary party’.

Evening Standard · Oct 13

How a £2m bitcoin order made Nigel Farage the political face of UK crypto

Promotion of ‘bitcoin treasury’ firm with Kwasi Kwarteng draws new attention to Reform leader’s relations with industry

The Guardian - UK · Apr 15

Families condemn UK ‘impotence’ over UAE ‘social media misuse’ detentions

Ministers accused of being too fearful of offending Emirates to help Britons detained for sharing images of war

The Guardian - UK · Apr 1

Reeves accused of being ‘tone deaf’ on energy prices as Middle East crisis deepens

Growth forecast cut again and unemployment to rise as chancellor warned economy risks big hit from Iran war – but Reeves insists ‘plan is right’

The Independent UK · Mar 3

Lib Dem plans to axe the Treasury in London slammed as 'gimmick whose sums don't add up'

The proposal risks sparking worries for thousands of civil servants who work at the economic ministry in Whitehall

Evening Standard · Feb 11

Lib Dems plan to scrap Treasury for new ‘department for growth’

Daisy Cooper says ‘over-centralised’ Treasury would be merged with parts of Department for Business and moved to Birmingham

The Guardian - UK · Feb 11

Lib Dem MP ‘despairs’ over party’s plan to scrap Treasury and replace it with Birmingham-based ‘growth department’

‘At a time when the government is imploding, and people are crying out for serious policies, we announce this,’ Lib Dem MP says

The Independent UK · Feb 11

Treasury should be broken up and moved to Birmingham, say Lib Dems

Under the plans, the new department would set taxes, oversee economic strategy, set fiscal rules and approve major infrastructure projects.

Evening Standard · Feb 11