2 w. ago Menzies Campbell, former Liberal Democrat leader, dies at 84

Campbell was North East Fife MP for nearly three decades and was made a peer, and once held UK 100m recordMenzies Campbell, the long-serving Liberal Democrat MP who led the party for 18 months, has died aged 84, his family have said.Lord Campbell, usually known as Ming, died in London after a period of respite care, his grandson Gregor Grant-Suttie said in a statement. He had spent some of his final days watching last weekend’s Lib Dem conference. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Ed Davey plays cricket at the beach on last day of Lib Dem party conference

Sir Ed joked that he wanted to call off his conference keynote speech and play cricket for the rest of the day

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2 w. ago Nick Clegg backs Lib Dem chief Davey’s hardline language on Elon Musk

The tech boss’ remarks at a rally in London last weekend were ‘getting quite close to fomenting violence’, Sir Nick said at the Lib Dem conference.

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2 w. ago Small boats should be known as 'Brexit boats', top Lib Dems urged

A question and answer session at the Lib Dem conference in Bournemouth heard a call to start referring to small boats as 'Brexit boats' after Ed Davey blamed leaving the EU for crossings going up

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2 w. ago Ed Davey appeals to business to help halt the rise of Reform UK

Lib Dem leader warns ‘country is in peril’ as party conference kicks off in Bournemouth

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2 w. ago Ed Davey ‘not afraid of Nigel Farage’ and claims he is leader who can stop Reform’s march to power

Exclusive: Liberal Democrat accuses Labour leader Keir Starmer and the Tories Kemi Badenoch of trying to mimic Reform UK

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2 w. ago Ed Davey twirls baton in marching band to kick off Lib Dem conference

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey kicked off his party’s conference in Bournemouth on Saturday (20 September), twirling a baton at the head of a marching band.

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2 w. ago Nigel Farage not a patriot, Ed Davey says as Lib Dem conference begins

The Liberal Democrat leader launched the broadside against Reform UK’s Mr Farage as he opened the first day of his party’s conference.

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2 w. ago Farage is not a patriot, Ed Davey says at start of Lib Dem conference

The Liberal Democrat leader launched the broadside against Reform UK’s Mr Farage as he opened the first day of his party’s conference.

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2 w. ago Supermarket police desk call as stark data shows damage done by Tories

In a speech at the Lib Dem conference in Bournemouth, Lib Dem home affairs chief will call for police desks to be rolled out in supermarkets, libraries and shopping centres

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3 w. ago The Guardian view on the Lib Dem conference: speaking for parts of England | Editorial

Sir Ed Davey’s party has plenty to look forward to, but also difficult choices to makeThe two largest parties in the House of Commons approach the 2025 autumn conference season with trepidation. Both Labour and the Conservatives are spooked by collapses in voter support and by the rise of Reform UK. Party anxiety, internal disagreements and even grassroots revolts seem possible at both of their conferences.The third-largest party, the Liberal Democrats, have no such worries at all. They start their conference in Bournemouth this weekend in resilient mood. Having won 72 Commons seats in 2024 – the best result by any third party for a century – Sir Ed Davey’s party cemented those gains in the 2025 English local elections. While Labour and the Tories lost both votes and seats to Reform UK, the Lib Dems did the reverse, gaining seats and capturing three county councils. As a result, Sir Ed claimed the Lib Dems were now “the party of middle England”. Continue reading...

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