Liberal Democrats (UK)
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The Liberal Democrats are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom, founded in 1988. The current leader of the party is Ed Davey. They are the third-largest party in the United Kingdom, with 72 members of Parliament (MPs) in the House of Commons. They have 79 members of the House of Lords, four members of the Scottish Parliament, one member in the Welsh Senedd, and more than 3,000 local council seats. The party holds a twice-per-year Liberal Democrat Conference, at which party policy is formulated. In contrast to its main opponents' rules, the Liberal Democrats grant all members attending the conference the right to speak in debates and vote on party policy, under a one member, one vote system. The party also allows its members to vote online for its policies and in the election of a new leader.
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Davey unveils Lib Dem top team to 'champion the people's priorities' Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey has unveiled his new top team after the party took a record number of seats at the general election.Sky News - Published | |
Lib Dem leader pledges to be champion for carers in emotional speechSir Ed Davey has pledged to be a champion for carers - as he put his party forward as the "responsible opposition".Sky News - Published | |
Davey to say Lib Dems will offer people hope - and will accuse Tories of being 'unfit for opposition' Sir Ed Davey is to say his party will offer people hope and will accuse the Conservatives of being "unfit for opposition".Sky News - Published | |
Lib Dem leader 'sceptical' of case for assisted dying for 'quite personal' reasonsSir Ed Davey has said he is "sceptical" of the case for assisted dying in the UK, but agreed MPs should be given a free vote on the issue.Sky News - Published | |
Lib Dem deputy leader tells how she was given four days to live Liberal Democrat deputy leader Daisy Cooper has revealed she was told she had four days to live but the NHS saved her.Sky News - Published | |
Free school meals should be given to all children in poverty, Lib Dems to say The Liberal Democrats will call for free school meals for all children in poverty which will lead to "better academic progress".Sky News - Published | |
Lib Dems vow to be 'constructive opposition' and work with Labour to get 'fair deal for UK' The Lib Dems will work "constructively" with Labour to get a "fair deal for the UK", the party's chief whip will say at the opening of their annual conference.Sky News - Published | |
Post Office scandal accountability lies with govt, minister says - as audience groans at Lib Dem leader A senior minister has told the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry that accountability for the scandal lies with the government, while the leader of the Liberal Democrats said he was lied to by senior..Sky News - Published | |
Labour and Lib Dem vote efficiency is a remarkable feature of this electionThe 2024 election has shattered records.Sky News - Published | |
Sir Ed Davey hails 'exceptional' election result for Liberal DemocratsSir Ed Davey has hailed the Liberal Democrats' "exceptional" results in the general election.Sky News - Published | |
Attention-seeking stunts, two Hughs and a scattergun approach: Party leaders up the ante as poll day loomsThis week the party leaders made their final pleas to voters. The Labour and Lib Dem leaders visited some of their most ambitious targets so far, while the prime minister took a scattergun approach,..Sky News - Published | |
Lib Dems pledge to rejoin EU's single market in manifestoThe Liberal Democrats would seek to bring the UK back into the European Union's single market, the party says in its manifesto.Sky News - Published | |
What are the Conservatives' and Lib Dems' key pledges?The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats have released their manifestos - as the general election campaign carries on.Sky News - Published | Lib Dems vow to put NHS and healthcare at heart of manifestoThe Liberal Democrats will launch their manifesto with a £9bn pledge to fix the health and care system.Sky News - Published |
Lib Dem leader fined for speeding on M1Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has been fined for speeding on the M1 motorway.Sky News - Published | Lib Dems pledge to 'end hospital crisis' with free personal care - as Tories tout migration capThe Liberal Democrats will pledge free personal care to "all those who need it" as they make their social care offering on the campaign trail.Sky News - Published |
Panic will spread through Tory ranks after stunning pollThe findings of the SkyNews/YouGov MRP poll are a disaster for the Conservatives, a worry for Labour and good news for the Lib Dems and Reform UK.Sky News - Published | Lib Dems announce plans for universal free school meals for primary school kidsThe Liberal Democrats have announced plans for free school meals for all primary school children funded by a new share buyback tax.Sky News - Published |
Lib Dem leader admits he intentionally fell off a paddleboard during campaign stuntSir Ed Davey has fallen off a paddleboard multiple times during a campaign stunt in Windermere - admitting one of his plunges into the water was intentional.Sky News - Published | Lib Dems say Conservatives 'have to go' as they launch general election campaignThe Liberal Democrats have said the general election is a chance to "win the change our country so desperately needs," as they kickstarted their campaign.Sky News - Published |
Lib Dem Lords to ignore convention and vote against Safety of Rwanda billLiberal Democrat peers are poised to ignore a convention dating back to Gladstone's day to stage a protest against the Rwanda bill in the House of Lords.Sky News - Published | Former Post Office worker to challenge Lib Dem leader at general electionA woman who spent more than three decades working for the Post Office is planning to stand against Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey - a former postal affairs minister - at the next general..Sky News - Published |
Calls for inquiry into 'shady attempts to bring back Dominic Cummings'The Liberal Democrats have called for an inquiry into whether Rishi Sunak breached the ministerial code by holding secret meetings with Dominic Cummings.Sky News - Published | More than 200,000 cases of shoplifting left unsolved over one year - analysis suggestsMore than 200,000 shoplifting cases went unsolved over the space of 12 months, the Liberal Democrats have concluded from analysis of official figures.Sky News - Published |
Labour wins Mid Bedfordshire by-electionLabour has beaten the Conservatives and held off the Lib Dems to win the Mid Bedfordshire by-election.Sky News - Published | Davey's speech had a powerful human moment - and he's made an electoral calculation | Sam CoatesSir Ed Davey's conference speech - his first since becoming leader in the autumn of 2020 - capped what has been a remarkable change in the role of the Liberal Democrats in British politics.Sky News - Published |
Lib Dem leader tells of losing parents to cancer - as he pledges treatment guaranteeSir Ed Davey has promised to introduce a guarantee for cancer patients to begin treatment within two months if his party holds the balance of power after the next general election.Sky News - Published | Lib Dem leader to target Tory 'soap opera' with plan to 'fix' economy and NHSSir Ed Davey will close this week's Liberal Democrat conference by promising to "fix our economy with care" after the Conservatives "broke" it with "carelessness".Sky News - Published |
Lib Dems have big ambitions for the next election - just don't mention Brexit or a deal with Labour | Beth RigbyThe Liberal Democrats are perhaps best known for being the Conservative coalition partners in 2010 - and potential deal makers at the next general election - and the party of the European Union.Sky News - Published | Lib Dem members reject party plan to scrap national housing targetMembers of the Liberal Democrats have rejected the party's plan to scrap its national housebuilding target after a campaign by young activists.Sky News - Published |
Davey hints at post-election Lib Dem deal with LabourSir Ed Davey has hinted his party would be prepared to do a post-election deal with Labour to prevent the Conservatives from forming a government.Sky News - Published | Lib Dems ditch longstanding 1p income tax pledge to boost public servicesThe Liberal Democrats have ditched their pledge to add 1p to income tax to improve public services.Sky News - Published |
Lib Dem women's group claims it has been banned from promoting event over trans viewsA Liberal Democrat women's group claims it has been banned from advertising an event at the party's conference due to "clashes" over their position on trans people.Sky News - Published | Ed Davey commits Lib Dems to pensions triple lock under any circumstancesSir Ed Davey has insisted the Liberal Democrats will continue to support the pensions triple lock under any circumstances.Sky News - Published |
Coogan and Vorderman lend support to Lib Dems as conference startsSteve Coogan and Carol Vorderman have publicly lent their support to the Liberal Democrats as the party conference kicks off with a call for electoral reform and tactical voting.Sky News - Published | Political parties secure £24m in donations over three months - with Clegg adding to Lib Dem coffersThe UK's political parties received more than £24m in donations over the past three months, as campaigners look towards the general election which is expected in 2024.Sky News - Published |
Labour and Lib Dems hit campaign trail hours after Dorries' resignationLabour and the Liberal Democrats hit the campaign trail in Mid Bedfordshire in the hours after Nadine Dorries stood down.Sky News - Published | Lib Dems win Somerton and Frome by-electionThe Conservatives have lost the Somerton and Frome by-election to the Liberal Democrats.Sky News - Published |
Lib Dems ask committee to consider 'withdrawal' of Boris Johnson's honours list The Liberal Democrats have written to the government's Forfeiture Committee seeking to have Boris Johnson's honours list withdrawn.Sky News - Published | 'Deniable' talks between Labour and Lib Dems will be taking place The Liberal Democrats and Labour will be having "serious, but deniable" conversations about what to do after the next election, according to Sir Vince Cable.Sky News - Published |
Starmer refuses to rule out Lib Dem election deal Sir Keir Starmer has refused seven times to rule out doing a deal with the Liberal Democrats after the next election if Labour finds itself the biggest party at Westminster but short of an overall..Sky News - Published | 'No end in sight' for sewage dumps as figures show year-on-year increase There were 3,275 sewage dumps in Britain last year, according to data uncovered by the Liberal Democrats.Sky News - Published |
Lib Dem leader vows to steal Tory and Labour votes at local elections Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has vowed to steal votes from Labour and the Conservatives at the local elections - as he launched his campaign by driving a tractor through blue hay bales.Sky News - Published | Brexit is 'elephant in the room' and UK must Tear down 'Tory' trade barriers, say Lib Dems Britain must "tear down the Conservatives' trade barriers" with Europe if the economy is to prosper again, the Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has warned. Sky News - Published |
Lib Dem leader and ex-cabinet minister among MPs 'avoiding taxes' on second jobs Two dozen MPs since 2016 have been paid for second jobs through personal service companies they have set up, a Sky News investigation has found.Sky News - Published | Lib Dems call for £3bn mortgage protection fund to help families with 'Tory property premium' The Liberal Democrats have called for the creation of a £3bn mortgage protection fund to assist families who are seeing their repayments soar.Sky News - Published |
Lib Dems call for parliament to be recalled to pass bill scrapping rise in energy price cap The Liberal Democrats are demanding parliament be recalled from its summer recess to pass a law to scrap impending hikes in energy prices.Sky News - Published | Liberal Democrats win Tiverton and Honiton by-election to take Tory seatLiberal Democrat Richard Foord has won the Tiverton and Honiton by-election, taking the seat which the Tories had held with a majority of more than 24,000.Sky News - Published |
Counting under way as PM faces nervy night with Labour and Lib Dems aiming for by-election victories Polls have closed in the by-elections being held in Wakefield and Tiverton and Honiton and the counting of votes is under way.Sky News - Published | Big test for Lib Dems as they attempt to come out of wilderness and take Tory seats The sun is blazing in Taunton and Lib Dem leader Ed Davey has his shirt sleeves rolled up as he leaflets in the Blue Wall town of Somerset.Sky News - Published |
