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The Latest Breaking News from Liberal Democrats

Keir Starmer rules out ‘any agreement’ with the Lib Dems after next election

Labour leader takes supply and confidence arrangement off the table

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer demands early general election - and warns Tory Government 'will fall'

Labour leader Keir Starmer threatened to force a vote of no confidence next week if Boris Johnson continues to cling onto power

Daily Mirror

Liberal Democrats stand down Queensland executive, alleging overspend on Campbell Newman campaign

Party’s national president John Humphreys alleges threats from creditors resulted in ‘crisis’

The Guardian - AU

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What do the byelection results mean for the Conservatives? Our panel’s verdict

Former Tory seats have been lost to Labour in Wakefield and the Liberal Democrats in Tiverton and Honiton

The Guardian - UK

Tory candidate 'locks herself in room' of sports centre ahead of by-election loss

THE Tory candidate for the Tiverton & Honiton by-election reportedly “locked herself in the dance studio” of the sports centre as the count…

The National (Scotland)

Boris Johnson says he will 'keep going' after devastating by-election results

The Prime Minister defied calls to quit after the Tories lost both Wakefield and Tiverton and Honiton in the most bruising by-election night since under John Major in 1991

Daily Mirror

Tiverton & Honiton and Wakefield by-elections: how the results compare

The Liberal Democrats achieved one of the biggest swings against a government since 1945.

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Boris Johnson facing humiliating double by-election blow

Labour was victorious in Wakefield and the Liberal Democrats said they have overturned a 24,000 Tory majority to win in Devon.

The Independent UK

Lib Dems sweep to victory in Tiverton and Honiton by-election in major blow to Boris Johnson

Lib Dem candidate Richard Foord wins with 22,537 votes leaving Tories trailing with 16,393

The Independent UK

Lib Dems claim ‘clear win’ in Tiverton and Honiton by-election

With votes still being counted, the Liberal Democrats claimed to have snatched the Devon seat held with a 24,000 majority by the Tories in 2019.

The Independent UK

Key records in previous by-elections as polls close in Wakefield and Tiverton & Honiton

Conservatives last lost two by-elections on the same day in 1991

The Independent UK

River sewage causes stink in by-election campaign as Lib Dem candidate’s son ‘falls ill after swimming’

Exclusive: Tiverton and Honiton hopeful Richard Foord said 12-year-old son left vomiting after taking dip in polluted River Culm

The Independent UK

Right-wing parties line up for make-or-break Victorian state election

Right wing parties are now preparing for a new showdown many in the movement think will be a bigger moment, and also a test.

The New Daily

The Guardian view on byelections: hasten Boris Johnson’s political end

Editorial: Labour and Lib Dem voters should back whichever party can win. Defeats can convince Tories to ditch the PM

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Anti-vax mandate policies prove to be no vote winner with Australians – this time

Parties seeking to leverage movement were largely unsuccessful at 2022 election but rise of ‘pro-freedom’ movement should not be ignored, expert says

Edinburgh Live

The new top team running Edinburgh Council – and how much they're paid

The council's new administration is made up of mostly Labour councillors but some roles have been given to members of the Lib Dem and Conservative groups.

Daily Record

Who runs Scottish councils as deals done between political parties to form administrations

Of the 32 councils in Scotland, the SNP is involved in 15, Labour 10, Conservative five, Lib Dems five and independent councillors are involved in the running of nine town halls.

The Guardian - UK

Limits on renewables ‘will keep UK energy bills higher this winter’

Government limit on contracts for new renewable energy generation is ‘outdated thinking’, says Greenpeace UK

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Daily Record

South Lanarkshire Tory group reacts to new Labour/Lib-Dem administration

The Conservatives say they wouldn't be credible if they hadn't backed the other unionist parties.

ABC News

Queensland's Senate ballot includes several high-profile candidates, but it's unlikely all will secure a spot

A bevy of household names are Queensland candidates vying for a seat in the Senate, but they're unlikely to all secure enough votes to head to Canberra.

Wales Online

Tories launch investigation in Newport over claims members called Lib Dems a 'party of gay men’

The Liberal Democrats have claimed Tory members told Muslim voters that the Lib Dems were a "party of gay men" and not to vote for them

The Conversation

Boris Johnson should be very worried about what 2022 local council results mean for the next general election

The Conservatives ended up with a net loss of 487 seats in the May 5 local elections. Labour gained 108 and the Liberal Democrats 223.

The Guardian - AU

‘I am not a Nazi’: Liberal Democrats candidate ‘deeply regrets’ white supremacist Facebook posts

Anthony Bull cited the works of US terrorist David Lane and wrote ‘victory’ over Indigenous Australians should be celebrated

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson sighed in relief – then the message from UK local elections took hold

The Liberal Democrats and Labour enjoyed a surge in the polls that raised constitutional issues as well as weakening the PM

The Independent UK

What do the results of the elections mean?

Voters went to the polls on Thursday and have delivered a bloody nose to Boris Johnson’s Conservatives.

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