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Reform UK and Greens no longer considered main parties, stark new poll shows

Voters appear to be losing confidence in the idea that Nigel Farage would lead a government as prime minister

The Independent UK · Oct 22

Blow for Farage as Reform UK stuck in third place in polls as he is booed in Plymouth

The Reform UK leader was booed for mistaking Plymouth for Portsmouth at a rally as a YouGov poll put his party behind the Tories for a second week in a row after damaging revelations

The Independent UK · Oct 20

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

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Greens could fail to win any seats in London at next election, new poll shows

The MRP poll conducted by Electoral Calculus and Find Out Now indicated that Labour could win a record 59 or 60 seats out of 75 in the capital following a surge in support

The Independent UK · Oct 19

Labour to win record number of MPs as Tories and Greens get zero in 90% of London - shock poll

Labour surges in capital under Andy Burnham’s premiership, survey finds

Evening Standard · 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

Lib Dems seek court order to evict former member with incurable cancer from her home

Jo Hayes, 71, lost her legal bid against being expelled by the party - and now it is pursuing costs

The Independent UK · Oct 13

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The Guardian view on the Liberal Democrats: now is not the time to change leader

Editorial: Ed Davey’s critics want headlines, but their leader’s strategy wins seats. Undermining him could help the rightwing parties into power

The Guardian - UK · Oct 12

Andy Burnham is lucky – Polanski, Farage and Badenoch all seem determined to help him

Everywhere the PM turns, he finds generous adversaries. They have made his early days in No 10 so much easier, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Oct 9

How could Great Britain look under proportional representation? See the results for your area

These visualisations from exclusive polling modelling show how the UK parliament could change under different voting systems

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30

What are the Lib Dems for? They must champion localism to stay relevant in an age of single-issue politics

Ed Davey’s party are the obvious candidates to push for the deeper local democracy the public is crying out for, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Sep 25

It’s easy to ignore the Lib Dems, but they could soon hold the balance of power

Ed Davey’s strategy is meant to build a ‘firewall’ of MPs to prevent Reform UK entering government. The stakes are high if he gets it wrong, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23

The Guardian view on the Lib Dems: Ed Davey wants Tory voters without losing the left

Editorial: The party leader offers social liberalism and lower taxes, hoping opposition to Reform UK will hold together voters with competing economic interests

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22

Ed Davey promises £17bn income tax cut if Lib Dems are elected

Growth created by rejoining EU single market and customs union would fund change, Davey tells the party’s conference

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22

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The Guardian - UK · Sep 22

Lib Dems torn over whether to be voters’ first choice or the route to block Reform

Party strategists say careful targeting of seats has paid off and should continue, but some say a wider vision is needed

The Independent UK · Sep 21

Ed Davey is facing calls to quit as Lib Dem leader – here’s what the party’s voters think

Despite securing a record haul of MPs in the 2024 general election polling suggests the Liberal Democrats are failing to maintain a strong presence in British politics

Evening Standard · Sep 21

Liberal Democrats to focus on tax cuts and Europe – Sir Ed Davey

The party is seeking to firm up a platform for the next general election at its four-day conference.

The Guardian - UK · Sep 20

Feeling ‘forced out’ by Badenoch? Lib Dems conference welcomes young Tory defectors

Self-described moderates say Ed Davey’s party offers them a home as Conservatives shift further right

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Evening Standard · Sep 20

Davey says ‘no ceiling’ on how many MPs Lib Dems want to gain

The Lib Dems returned a record 72 MPs at the last general election, but has since struggled to capture the same level of attention as other parties.

The Guardian - UK · Sep 20

‘Flip the table and rise up’: Lib Dems’ president in combative mood as party gathers in Brighton

Josh Babarinde wants to target big tech and crypto billionaires while giving power and cash back to the public

Evening Standard · Sep 19

Lib Dem economic plan to put UK at heart of Europe and entice start-ups to stay

Daisy Cooper will set out the party’s growth plan at the second day of the party’s annual conference.

Evening Standard · Sep 19

Davey: Lib Dems not struggling for relevance, but MPs ‘frustrated’ at the system

South Cotswolds MP Roz Savage had said the party must rediscover its ‘insurgent spirit’.

The Independent UK · Sep 19

Davey says Lib Dems ‘strong force’ as conference to firm up election platform

It comes as one of Sir Ed Davey’s MPs said the party was ‘struggling for relevance’.

The Independent UK · Sep 19

Tories and Reform want to turn Britain into a ‘Trump satellite state’, Ed Davey says

Liberal Democrat leader declares his party’s ‘orange wall’ will stop Reform‘s rise to power

The Conversation · Sep 18

Members of right-leaning parties prefer leaders with ‘dark triad’ personality traits

How does someone’s personality relate to their choice of political party? It’s a fascinating question, and one that has interesting implications in the changing landscape of British politics right now. Would someone joining a party, for example, want to see their own personality traits reflected back at them via the…

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