Ed Davey was the Liberal Democrat MP for Kingston and Surbiton 1997-2015 and served as a Cabinet minister during the Coalition government. He regained his seat in 2017 and stood unsuccessfully for the party leadership in 2019.
Liberal Democrat party leader Jo Swinson has updated and expanded her Shadow Cabinet line-up, adding roles for new MPs Luciana Berger, Sam Gyimah, Phillip Lee and Angela Smith along with some changes in the responsibilities of the others. … Read the full post »
“I am standing here as your candidate for Prime Minister. Because people across Britain deserve a better choice than an entitled Etonian or a 1970s socialist.” – Jo Swinson
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I spent much of the day helping train and brief excellent Prospective Parliamentary Candidates on what they need to do to win. One in particular I really hope will be an MP by Christmas… … Read the full post »
Strictly speaking, the Liberal Democrats do not have a deputy leader. However, the Parliamentary Party in the House of Commons (i.e. the MPs) elect a deputy leader. Previously that post was held by Jo Swinson but her accession to the party leadership required a new deputy.
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During the Lib Dem leadership contest hustings, Ed Davey had a crowd-pleasing line about how the Conservative members were electing the next Prime Minister, but… … Read the full post »
Welcome to the latest episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts, in which Stephen Tall and I pick over the results of the Liberal Democrat leadership election. … Read the full post »
Here’s the result of the contest to succeed Vince Cable as leader of the Liberal Democrats. … Read the full post »
Wisdom is easy after the event. So here before the results of the Ed Davey versus Jo Swinson contest are announced is how the evidence is looking. … Read the full post »
Are you one of those party members who haven’t yet voted in the Liberal Democrat leadership contest? … Read the full post »
Unite to Remain will try to broker electoral deals between Remain parties to maximise their impact under first past the post. … Read the full post »