From ‘Sleepy Keir’ to Starmegeddon: the UK general election campaign condensed Rishi Sunak goes soggy and Keir Starmer is short of change, but at least Steve Baker and Ed Davey are having fun The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2024
Ed Davey: Lib Dems are winning back trust after 2010 U-turn on pledge to scrap tuition fees The Lib Dem leader said he had learned ‘big lessons’ after the backlash following the decision to hike university fees Evening Standard · Jun 28, 2024
Lib Dems have regained trust of voters after coalition years, says Ed Davey Leader tells BBC he was ‘not proud’ of every decision he took in government from 2010 to 2015 and had made sure his party listened to voters again The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2024
General Election London: Find out who will be your MP from candidates in every constituency on new city map Millions of voters across London will go to the polls on July 4 to elect their MP and the new Government. The Standard looks at how seats could change hands across the capital Evening Standard · Jun 28, 2024
TV tonight: it’s Glastonbury with Dua Lipa, Sugababes and Paul Heaton No tickets, no problem – just join the festival from your sofa. Plus: Nick Robinson is interviewing Ed Davey. Here’s what to watch this evening The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2024
Election 2024: Lib Dems target London commuter belt ...The Standard podcast Plus, a fully automated transcript of today’s episode... Evening Standard · Jun 27, 2024
OPINION - The Standard View: Lib Dems are on the march — but what do they stand for? It isn’t easy being a Liberal Democrat. For decades the third wheel in British politics, the party was relegated to fourth place following its disastrous 2015 election result and the simultaneous rise of the Scottish National Party. But under Sir Ed Davey, the Lib Dems are enjoying something of a… Evening Standard · Jun 27, 2024
'Tear down the Blue Wall,' Ed Davey urges London and commuter belt voters Liberal Democrat leader tells Standard he is aiming for a ‘game, set and match’ triple win in south-west London Evening Standard · Jun 27, 2024
Labour and Lib Dem tactical voting plans will have big impact on Tory seats Both parties deny accusations of secret deal, but move to only target winnable seats is deliberate tactic The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2024
Election joker Sir Ed Davey may have last laugh as his personal rating jumps - new poll Sir Ed Davey appears to have navigated the furore around his role as Post Office minister Evening Standard · Jun 27, 2024
General Election London: When will we know the result in my constituency as night of drama unfolds? The first results are due in at 1.30am as 75 constituencies in the capital start to declare Evening Standard · Jun 26, 2024
Election 2024: the fight for Gen Z's vote is closing in on TikTok — but could the platform really swing it? The UK’s first election with TikTok as the key social media platform is nearly at its climax. Maddy Mussen investigates its ability to make or break a candidate Evening Standard · Jun 25, 2024
Election day bets scandal spirals as Labour suspends one of its own Labour’s candidate for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich Kevin Craig joins several Tories in being investigated by the Gambling Commission Evening Standard · Jun 25, 2024
Where do all the parties stand on tax cuts and spending – and are their manifestos fully costed? Everything you need to know about the tax cuts proposed in the 2024 manifestos – and how they’re costed The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2024
Evening Standard · Jun 24, 2024 Ed Davey and Gillian Keegan face off as parties serve and volley in marginal seat of Wimbledon The Conservatives are defending a slender majority of 628 in the leafy London constituency, and Labour are also in the mix
Evening Standard · Jun 24, 2024 What the politicians' favourite restaurants say about them Starmer’s pub, Sunak’s passion for Nando’s... David Ellis deciphers the party leaders’ favourite spots
The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2024 Small parties’ surge offers opportunity and risk for Labour as ‘big two’ vote share poised to fall The failings of the first past the post system are exposed amid an unprecedented fracturing of political support that signals dangers for the winning party
The Conversation · Jun 21, 2024 What would a Reform surge do to Labour and the Liberal Democrats? Two scenarios mapped Labour leader Keir Starmer and Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey had what looked like a political strategy meeting when they were sitting together in Westminster Abbey for the Coronation of King Charles. This produced what appears to be a tacit agreement between the two parties to campaign against the Conservatives…
The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2024 Betting, vetting and the return of Big Dog: the weirdest election campaign ever is only getting weirder Rishi Sunak’s scaring sheep and Ed Davey’s on the wheelbarrows … Nothing’s happening, at a chaotic speed, everywhere all at once, says comedy writer Ian Martin
The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2024 Bather, beware: British beaches and rivers have a sewage problem. It has seeped into election talk Britain has become notorious as a place where a casual swim could lead to an extended visit to the toilet, if not the hospital
The Conversation · Jun 20, 2024 Party leaders grilled by public in election Question Time – experts dissect the key issues In one of the last in a string of special election broadcasts, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Labour leader Keir Starmer, Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey and Scotland’s first minister, the SNP leader John Swinney, have faced questions from a live audience on BBC Question Time.
The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2024 Jeremy Corbyn would have been better PM than Boris Johnson, says Keir Starmer Sir Keir was grilled on BBC Question Time over whether he believed Corbyn would have made a ‘great’ prime minister
The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2024 Sunak ‘incredibly angry’ over gambling scandal but refuses to suspend candidates involved PM’s campaign woes in the spotlight as a BBC Question Time audience grilled him on the betting scandal engulfing members of his inner circle
The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2024 Rishi Sunak floats sanctions on young people for refusing national service PM suggests curbs on finance or driving licences for 18-year-olds who refuse service during challenging Question Time leaders’ special
The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2024 The party leaders on NHS waiting lists and immigration targets Keir Starmer, John Swinney, Rishi Sunak and Ed Davey took questions from the public on Thursday. We examine their claims on hospital backlogs, Lib Dem policies and Brexit