Geoffrey Cox missed winter fuel votes while working abroad in second job Lib Dems say ‘public deserve better’ after Tory MP and lawyer spent several days working in Mauritius in September The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2024
Tory centrists refuse to back Jenrick or Badenoch as MPs leave them disenfranchised Tory members on the left of the party have started announcing they will boycott a leadership election with two right-wing candidates The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2024
Your Tory Party conference questions answered by John Rentoul – from the leadership contest to donations As the conference unfolds, our chief political commentator John Rentoul has been answering your burning questions on the leadership contest, the fallout from the election defeat, and more The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2024
Badenoch, Cleverly, Jenrick, Tugendhat: four ways for the Tories to reach the same wilderness Each behaves as if they are vying to be PM when the reality is years in opposition, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2024
Labour, the Lib Dems and electoral reform Letters: Guardian readers respond to Martin Kettle’s piece on how the two parties could work together The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2024
The Lib Dems have prospered by swapping values for jet skis By abandoning its core principles, Ed Davey’s party has enjoyed its most fruitful election performance. But do we want opposition that doesn’t stand for anything? The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2024
Working together, Labour and the Lib Dems could exile the Tories for a generation Starmer and Davey need to seize the moment. They have enough common ground to ally against their common enemy, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2024
The Guardian view on the Lib Dems’ ambitions: to become the main opposition in Britain Editorial: Sir Ed Davey is gambling that big ideas will give his party an advantage in the crisis-ridden and polarising conditions of the current era The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2024
Ed Davey calls for taskforce to ‘winterproof the NHS’ in conference closing speech The Liberal Democrat leader used his conference speech to urge Sir Keir Starmer to ‘make this year the last winter crisis in our NHS’ The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2024
Keir Starmer and Ed Davey lead two different parties but face the same question: can the UK centre hold? There is a clear, mutual respect between the two men who must oppose each other on one level but have comparable objectives, says journalist and author Tom Baldwin The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2024
Lib Dems hopeful of more election gains if Tory drift to right continues Officials predict further gains if next Conservative leader focuses on winning back voters from Reform UK The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2024
Ed Davey to urge Lib Dems ‘to finish the job’ and overtake the Tories Finishing off the Tories will be the main focus of Lib Dem leader Ed Davey’s conference speech, rather than attacking the Labour government The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2024
Lib Dems put God on trial in court case of deselected Christian candidate A deselected Christian candidate who is suing the Lib Dems has been told by the party that he must prove the truth of his faith in court The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2024
Tory leadership hopefuls focused on ‘weird’ issues, Lib Dem deputy claims Daisy Cooper said their ‘politics is weird, their choice of issues is weird, they talk about issues that are not relevant to most people in the country’ The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2024
The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2024 Nigel Farage questioned over commitment to MP role by Lib Dem chief Wendy Chamberlain questioned the priorities for Reform UK MPs Lee Anderson and Nigel Farage, both of whom host shows on GB News
The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2024 The Lib Dems are intoxicated by election success but they’ll need to be sober about what comes next Is it a viable long-term strategy to press Labour from the left while aspiring to take more seats from the Tories?
The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2024 Former archbishop warns it may be ‘impossible’ to represent the Lib Dems and be Christian As the Lib Dems gather to meet in Brighton for their annual conference, a legal dispute over the way a candidate was deselected for his Christian beliefs has seen the party disavow two of the giants in its recent history, Charles Kennedy and Shirley Williams
The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2024 Ed Davey: we can offer better opposition than ‘Punch and Judy’ Tories On the eve of the Lib Dem conference, party leader talks up importance of social care – and being constructive
The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2024 Voters beginning to think Conservatives are ‘weird’, research suggests Tories found to have problems with relatability, and few voters can identify party leadership candidates
The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2024 ‘Does it have a Gail’s?’ How a bakery became middle-class England’s most powerful political bellwether Seats hosting the upmarket chain were key to the Lib Dems’ Tory-ousting strategy in July’s election. But, after recent protests, Gail’s is much more controversial than it seems
The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2024 Kemi Badenoch wants to drag the Tories further right. That is a huge mistake What voters want is a display of reliability and competence – but the current favourite for next leader has other ideas, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2024 Lib Dems plan to ‘finish the job’ in Tory heartlands, says Ed Davey In first interview since the election, leader says party’s 72 MPs have a platform for the next parliament
The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2024 Tories must resist false choice of wooing either Reform or Lib Dem defectors, says thinktank Ex-supporters have more in common, including doubts about Starmer and concerns on immigration, Onward says
The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2024 Mapped: Reform won five seats, but made gains in hundreds Reform support ate into the Conservative vote
The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2024 Revealed: Tories made no real gains in any seat at general election Conservatives only saw their vote share rise in a single seat across Great Britain, data reveals