Sir Ed Davey has reacted to the news that Michael Gove has stood down as an MP ahead of the election, saying: "It's very interesting that a lot of senior Tories in seats that we think we can win are standing down.
I think they've seen both the local election results where we're doing really well in those areas and they're seeing the fact that lots of former Conservatives are switching to the Liberal Democrats."
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Ed Davey has called on the government to "withdraw" its new inheritance tax measure for farmers. The Liberal Democrat leader says farmers are "worried" after Chancellor Rachel Reeves closed a loophole to stop rich people investing in land to reduce their inheritance tax bills, penalising them with a new million pound tax threshold. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has thanked candidates who did not win in the election for their work during the campaign. In his keynote speech, he told the party's autumn conference that he wanted to "shine a spotlight" on a group "whose contribution to our success isn't recognised as much as it should be".
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Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey warms up in a game of tennis as he prepares to give a speech in Brighton to celebrate a record number of MPs. The party is celebrating the election of 72 MPs.
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Lib Dems leader, Sir Ed Davey, has said it's important his MPs repay voters' trust, admitting the party has lost trust over the years. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Lib Dems leader, Sir Ed Davey, has accused the government of ignoring the social care sector, which will help reform the NHS. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The joint chair of the Conservative Party says Priti Patel is "a talent" with "immense experience", as it emerges she is to become the shadow foreign secretary in Kemi Badenoch's cabinet. Nigel Huddleston adds, "she's loved by many members of the party and indeed across the country". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The joint chair of the Conservative Party says a lot of his colleagues have "real concerns" about the government's Tobacco and Vapes Bill. The Labour Party wants to ban vaping and smoking in playgrounds and outside schools. Nigel Huddleston says there needs to be an element of "personal responsibility", adding this is "good for long-term health outcomes". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's cabinet arrives for a meeting at Downing Street, as the new Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch chairs her first shadow cabinet meeting at Portcullis House. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Gareth Davies says people will be asking "what is this Budget for if it's not for growth?", after Rachel Reeves raised taxes by Β£40bn. The shadow exchequer to the Treasury adds the chancellor's tax increases have sparked a hostile market reaction. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Unions are planning to work closely with the new Government to rebuild the country after 14 years of Tory βchaosβ, according to the leader of the TUC. Paul Nowak, general secretary of the TUC, said: "Two months ago the British people cast their verdict on one of the most right wing, incompetent, anti-union, morally bankrupt governments this country has ever seen, and congress it feels good to be meeting here in Brighton for the first time in 15 years under a Labour government." Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Sir Ed Davey arrived at the Liberal Democrats conference in Brighton on a jet ski. The party, which secured its best general election result for generations, is holding it's autumn conference in the coastal town. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The health secretary has hailed the government's new Tobacco and Vapes Bill as "groundbreaking" legislation. Vaping and smoking in playgrounds and outside schools could be banned, but Labour has rowed back on plans to make it illegal to smoke in pub beer gardens. Wes Streeting said the change was made due to the "pressures on UK hospitality". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
A voter in the US state of North Carolina has said he voted for Donald Trump in the presidential election, despite admitting, "I despise the guy". The man said, "I think he has no character, I think he's dishonest, I think he's narcissistic. There's nothing about him I admire". But he added that he voted for the former president because "he's not a socialist like the other side is". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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