Two Cabinet ministers go… what Lib Dems have to say
Chancellor and Health Secretary gone. How long before the Prime Minister is gone too? … Read the full post »
Ed Davey
Edward 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.
After standing unsuccessfully for the party leadership in 2019, he was elected party leader in 2020, defeating Layla Moran.
Richard Foord sworn in as a new MP
Richard Foord will be tabling the parliamentary motion calling for a rural fuel duty cut immediately after being sworn in as an MP. … Read the full post »
Richard Foord wins Tiverton & Honiton with 29.9% swing!
Parts of Tiverton and Honiton constituency had a Conservative MP continuously back to 1835. … Read the full post »
Two crucial trends in British politics: LDN #161
Lib Dem Newswire #161 looks at the Tiverton and Honiton by-election, along with two of the longer-tern trends reshaping British politics. … Read the full post »
Could the South West be fertile ground for a Lib Dem recovery?
Sky’s Beth Rigby headed to Somerset to interview Ed Davey about the Liberal Democrat resurgence in the south west. … Read the full post »
Guardian calls on Labour supporters to vote Lib Dem in Tiverton and Honiton
The Guardian specialises at times in very tortured editorials about maybe, perhaps or not quite supporting the Liberal Democrats. … Read the full post »
Ed Davey on hung Parliaments and replacing this “indecent government”
Ed Davey said he wanted to win enough seats at an election to help build a Parliament where “different parties put their ideas together” and replace what he called this “indecent government”. … Read the full post »
What do the polls say about anti-Conservative cooperation? The Week in Polls #4
A poll out this week looked at the possible impact of seat deals between Labour, Greens and Liberal Democrats for the next general election. … Read the full post »
Richard Foord selected for Tiverton and Honiton by-election
Richard Foord lives in the constituency and served for ten years in the army, receiving three campaign medals for service in Iraq and the Balkans. … Read the full post »
Tiverton & Honiton by-election set for 23 June
The writ was moved in Parliament today for the tractor porn by-election in Tiverton and Honiton, to be on the same day as the Wakefield by-election. … Read the full post »