The Latest Breaking News from Ed Davey

The Lib Dems have a bold plan – and it is already working

Letter: The party’s president, Dr Mark Pack, responds to a letter from senior party members who argued that the Lib Dem offering must be more radical and less cautious. Plus letters from Dr Alan Butt Philip and Peter Wrigley

The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2023

Lib Dems are being too cautious, say senior party members

Group of 30 senior figures calls for more boldness to show voters party stands for ‘something inspiring’

The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2023

Third of UK carers with poor mental health have thoughts of suicide, survey finds

Lib Dems call for £1bn support package to improve help for carers through access to respite care and increased allowance

The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2023

Conservatives’ by-election scorecard since the 2019 general election

The Tamworth and Mid-Bedfordshire results cap off a challenging run of by-elections for the Tories

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2023

Byelection spending suggests tacit Labour and Lib Dems deal on fighting Tory-held seats

Figures released before Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire contests hint at opposition parties making space for each other

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2023

Labour and Lib Dems in bitter battle over Mid Bedfordshire byelection

Disagreements over who is best placed to take Nadine Dorries’s seat could threaten tactical voting strategies at general election

The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2023

Key points from a conference season of contrasts

The PA news agency picks through the main issues from the 2023 party conference season.

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2023

Six cabinet ministers set to lose seats in Tory blue wall rout, new poll shows

Six cabinet ministers are set to lose their seats at the next general election as the Conservatives come under assault in the so-called blue wall of safe Tory seats, a new poll shows.

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2023

The Guardian view on the Liberal Democrats: a strategy to help oust the Tories

Editorial: Casting the Lib Dems as the party of the NHS is bold but credible – given a Liberal can claim to have invented it

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2023

Ed Davey promises legal guarantee on cancer treatment starting time during conference speech

Sir Ed began his address by poking fun at the Tory government, saying ‘clown’ is the ‘wrong C-word’ for the Conservatives

Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2023