The Latest Breaking News from Lib Dems

Reform UK’s victories are just the latest chapter of political fragmentation

Farage’s party has benefited this time as voters flee the main parties, but there are faultlines within its own coalition too

The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2025

Reform sweep to victory across councils in local elections

The party has taken control of seven local councils, winning hundreds of seats across localities from Durham to Kent.

Evening Standard · May 2, 2025

Local elections 2025 full results: Reform gain new MP and control of first councils as Tories and Labour falter

Reform have made huge gains, beating Labour at the Runcorn by-election and seizing control of Kent, Staffordshire, Durham, Derbyshire and Lincolnshire councils

Evening Standard · May 2, 2025

Labour crisis as the city of John Prescott turns its back on Starmer

Canvass returns seen by The Independent suggest that Labour could be a distant third to Reform and the Lib Dems in their former heartland of Hull and East Yorkshire

The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2025

Key seats to watch in the 2025 local elections

NEWS ANALYSIS: Will a string of controversial policies be Labour’s downfall at the ballot box? And will Reform surge ahead leaving the Tories in their wake as pollsters predict? Kate Devlin looks at where the votes will count the most on 1 May

The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2025

Tory mayor joins calls for deal with Reform UK at next general election

Ben Houchen, the Tees Valley mayor says there will ‘have to be a coming together’ of the two rightwing parties

The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2025

‘Headphone dodgers’ may not be able to afford £1,000 fines, says Badenoch

The Liberal Democrats have proposed steep fines for people playing music out loud from their phones on public transport.

Evening Standard · Apr 24, 2025

Tory Meltdown Alert as Voters Flee Before Local Polls

It’s no secret that Labour's been struggling lately, dropping from the high 40s in the polls to less than half that in just a year.

The Fashion Central · Apr 23, 2025

Lib Dems hoping anti-Trump stance will give them boost in local elections

Labour and Tories’ reluctance to criticise US president could pave way for gains in May’s council and mayoral ballots

The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2025

Ed Davey has a cunning plan to win over the protest voters: speak globally, think locally

With local elections looming, the Lib Dem leader has moved on from Brexit in a bid to woo disillusioned former Tories

The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2025