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Lib Dems take aim at Tory place as ‘party of Middle England’ in local elections

The Liberal Democrats are hoping to erode the Conservative vote at the local elections in May.

Evening Standard

Bid to reverse postponement of local elections defeated in the Lords

In a rare move, two so-called fatal motions were proposed by the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party in the upper chamber.

Evening Standard

Voices: The Tories and Labour have been engaged in a conspiracy of silence over Brexit

FEATURES: The best way to repair the damage of Brexit is to start talks on a bespoke UK-EU customs union – to cut red tape, boost exports and strengthen the UK's position in our dealings with President Trump, argues Ed Davey

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Elon Musk has shown his hand. If politicians like me won’t curb his malign powers, who will?

It’s the job of democracies around the world to stand strong together and hold oligarchs and their platforms to account, says Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey

The Guardian - UK

Badenoch’s pensions triple lock remarks prompt alarm among Tory colleagues

Leader urged to clarify suggestion lock could be means-tested amid fears party will lose support among older voters

The Guardian - UK

Time to look at ‘alternatives’ to countryside solar, Tory former minister urges

The New Homes (Solar Generation) Bill was introduced to the Commons by the Liberal Democrats.

The Independent UK

UK politics live: House of Commons bar shuts over drink spiking allegation, Starmer hits back at Musk

Strangers’ Bar will close from Monday while security and safety arrangements are reviewed, a House of Commons spokesperson said

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Tributes paid to former Welsh minister Baroness Jenny Randerson

Lady Randerson served as a Lib Dem councillor, Welsh Assembly member and minister in both the Welsh and UK governments.

Evening Standard

Pupils trekking miles for lessons shows need for more teachers, Lib Dems say

Last year nearly 1,600 pupils were affected by consortia arrangements, which enable pupils to travel to other schools for lessons.

The Independent UK

'Odd way to abolish it': Labour pledge slated as 38 new peers announced

DOWNING Street announced a raft of new nominations to the House of Lords on Friday afternoon, which included former chief of staff to the…

The National (Scotland)

New peerages list in full: Sue Gray joined by Therese Coffey and controversial Tory columnist

Downing Street announced a raft of new appointments to the House of Lords on Friday afternoon

The Independent UK

John Cartwright obituary

Politician who left the Labour party in 1981 for the fledgling SDP but joined David Owen in resisting merger with the Liberals

The Guardian - UK

Low turnout in the 2024 election may have been due to undecided voters being overwhelmed by choice

Turnout at the 2024 general election was just 60% – one of the lowest in modern history. This is not an isolated phenomenon: there was a decline in turnout for the 2024 local elections, and the byelections held during the 2019-2024 parliament had the lowest recorded average turnout since 1945.

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Rachel Reeves ‘missed opportunity’ to raise £900m from online casinos

Labour’s links to gambling industry questioned again after decision not to raise tax rate for online gaming

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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

Nigel Farage says Reform UK needs to ‘model itself on Lib Dems’ in bid to ‘professionalise’ party

Speaking at Reform UK’s conference in Birmingham, Nigel Farage outlined plans to ‘professionalise and democratise’ the party

The Independent UK

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

Liberal Democrats call for EU youth free movement deal at annual conference

Britain’s third biggest party called for the UK to negotiate a free movement deal for 18 to 35-year olds with the European Union

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The Conversation

Labour has been virtually silent on Britain’s neglected seaside towns – it’s time for a national strategy

A steady stream of day-trippers leave the railway station and head down to the seafront. Some shoppers and dawdlers detour through the picturesque cobbled streets of The Lanes. Others walk past the extraordinary Royal Pavilion, with its ornate domes and minarets, before reaching Brighton’s beach.

The Guardian - UK

The Greens, expelling activists for uniting to oust Jeremy Hunt? So much for progressive politics

Local members collaborated to support a Lib Dem candidate. Green HQ’s response is a sad turn away from hope, says Neal Lawson, director of Compass

The Independent UK

Lord Heseltine has Tory whip restored after backing Lib Dems over Brexit in 2019

He was suspended in May 2019 after saying he would vote for the Liberal Democrats at the European elections

Evening Standard

OPINION - The spy who bored me: All the people I knew who became spies are dull — thank goodness

As a childhood reader of spy novels, I acquired high expectations of the secret world. British spies would be flamboyant and exceptional Bond-types. But looking around the post-university scene, I realise that all the people I knew who became spies are dull. There was the humdrum civil service fast streamer…

Evening Standard

OPINION - I sobbed into a glass of wine while my phone melted down: what it was like to lose in the Tory wipeout

“Don’t let them see you cry,” is the kind advice from my Labour opponent. We’re standing in a small huddle; gathered around the Returning Officer as she briefs us on the votes counted in my former constituency of Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe. The worst has happened; I’ve lost my…

The Guardian - UK

Labour put ‘safe’ seats at risk to target marginals. It paid off – but there’s a cost

The party’s landslide victory on only 34% of the vote was a masterpiece of electoral Jenga. But the taller the tower, the weaker the base, writes Robert Ford

The Independent UK

What we learned from the UK's general election that will shape politics over the coming years

The U.K. has its first change in government in 14 years after the Labour Party won a resounding victory in a general election

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