3 d. ago Scots Lib Dem leader criticised for praising grandee who turned “blind eye” to child abuse claims

Alex Cole-Hamilton is under fire for saying it was a "great honour" to join Sir David Steel.

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5 d. ago Starmer is warned against ‘appeasing’ Trump with tax cut for US tech firms

Labour MP and Lib Dem leader express concern social media companies could be let off hook just as benefits are cutKeir Starmer has been warned against “appeasing” Donald Trump as he considers reducing a major tax for US tech companies while cutting disability benefits and public sector jobs.His chancellor, Rachel Reeves, confirmed on Sunday that there were “ongoing” discussions about the UK’s £1bn-a-year digital services tax that affects companies from Meta to Amazon. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Davey: ‘Disdainful’ Badenoch thinks fixing church roofs is beneath her

Her comments reveal the Tories’ ‘disdainful thinking’, the Lib Dem leader will say in a speech to his party’s spring conference.

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6 d. ago Ed Davey makes biscuits with young carers and says they deserve ‘better’ support

The Lib Dem leader met young carers at Jenny’s Tea Room in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, where the group made and decorated biscuits together.

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7 d. ago Lib Dem enforcer faces call to apologise for telling off dog who crossed the floor for hugs

Lib Dem activists have jokingly demanded chief whip Wendy Chamberlain apologises for telling off Guide Dog Jennie after she was seen brazenly crossing the Commons chamber

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9 d. ago Popular Lib Dem given stern dressing down after crossing the floor for a stroke

Jennie the Guide Dog was summoned by Lib Dem chief whip Wendy Chamberlain after she brazenly crossed the Commons floor to be petted by gleeful Labour MPs

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9 d. ago Schoolboy, 15, accused of beating an elderly dog walker to death tells court he pushed him to the ground to protect his 13

The teenager is charged with the murder of Bhim Kohli, 80, who died 24 hours after he was allegedly punched and kicked repeatedly in a park last September.

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1 week ago UK politics live: Lib Dem councillor among latest defections to Reform UK, Farage reveals

Farage holds press conference after police launched an investigation into suspended MP Rupert Lowe, who denies claims of wrongdoing

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1 week ago What WW3 could look like after conscription warning issued to Brits

A Lib Dem MP has warned Brits they would likely be 'conscripted' if war broke out with Russia, as a world affairs expert explained how the conflict could play out in the UK

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2 w. ago MP left wondering if family of four would become three after cancer diagnosis

Lib Dem MP Clive Jones told the Commons the hardest thing he has ever had to do is tell his two teenage daughters he has cancer.

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2 w. ago Ed Davey calls on Keir Starmer to back Canada against Trump attacks

Lib Dem leader says PM should make public show of support for ally against ‘shocking attacks’ on its sovereigntyThe leader of the UK’s Liberal Democrats has called on the prime minister to publicly support Canada and oppose the “shocking attacks” on Canadian sovereignty, as the Trump administration further escalates its global trade war against longstanding allies.Ed Davey, who leads the third largest political party in the UK, has called on Keir Starmer to travel to Canada in a show of support to the nation’s new prime minister, Mark Carney, as the commonwealth nation faces a generational crisis under Trump’s tariff war and suggestions that the country might become the 51st US state. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago An Australian politician called Trump’s tariffs a ‘dog act’ – but what does it mean and how offensive is it?

A ‘dog act’ isn’t simply ruffling someone’s feathers – it’s an act of betrayal. Caitlin Cassidy explains the meaning of the Australian phrase to Julia Hollingsworth.Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCaitlin, this week Australia’s industry minister, Ed Husic, called US president Donald Trump’s tariffs on aluminium and steel a “dog act”. I grew up in New Zealand, a country so close to Australia and yet so free from the phrase “dog act”. Please tell me – what does it mean, and does it have anything to do with dogs?Your nation has missed out on a truly scathing critique. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Teen tells of moment man and his dog were crushed and killed 'when car crashed into her taxi and flipped'

19-year-old Madison Burrows, who witnessed a car reportedly flip onto a pedestrian and his dog, reveals says she will 'never get the image out' of her head. 

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2 w. ago ITN worker who ended abusive relationship with editor had pay and hours cut, horrified MPs told

Lib Dem MP Layla Moran said an ITN employee had her pay cut while she ended an abusive relationship, while Louise Haigh described alleged bullying of a disabled ITN staff member

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2 w. ago Pregnant rail passenger is forced to sit on the FLOOR for journey before being handed £600 fine for not printing out ticket

Daisy Mumba, 32, who was travelling from Slough to Sheffield, was forced to sit on the floor next to the toilet of a CrossCountry train service because she could not get to the seat she had booked.

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer told to press Donald Trump to extradite Andrew Tate and brother to UK

Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey called for Keir Starmer to put pressure on Donald Trump to extradite Andrew and Tristan Tate to the UK, where a warrant has been issued over rape and human trafficking allegations

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3 w. ago 'Reform can't be allowed into the Senedd under any circumstances' says Jane Dodds

Lib Dem MS Jane Dodds has said that while Nigel Farage continues to back Donald Trump 'we don't want him here'

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3 w. ago Voices: Should Donald Trump’s state visit with King Charles go ahead? Join The Independent Debate

Plans for the US president's state visit have sparked division. While Lib Dem leader Ed Davey sees it as an opportunity to secure stronger US commitments on Ukraine, SNP leader John Swinney argues that Britain should not reward a president who has undermined a key ally

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4 w. ago Burglary suspect 'who stole Blenheim Palace's £4.75million golden toilet' tells court he was collecting dog kennel at time he's accused of carrying out reconnaissance

Michael Jones, 39, visited the historic estate on two occasions in the days before a gang smashed their way inside to steal the artwork (pictured) on September 14, 2019.

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last month ‘I told him to stop’: the elite restaurant culture that consumed me

To enter a four-star dining room like Jean-Georges is to enter a world of perfection. But in dark corners hidden from guests is its cruel and seedy underbellyI was working at Jean-Georges, the petite and bourgeois restaurant tucked into Trump’s building on Columbus Circle, just off Central Park, where the sounds and smells of New York faded into the austere dining room. It was a room of extravagances small and large.There’s no pleasure in a four-star dining room, no joviality. You can’t be jocular with your fellow servers. There’s no room for error. A server is not permitted to do the following: wear colored nail polish; cross hands in front of the body; slouch; speak on the floor; carry a glass from the bar to the table without a tray; show visible tattoos; wear hair in an inappropriate manner (this can be at the discretion of a manager); touch a glass by any part except the stem; pour wine in the incorrect order; spill; laugh. Continue reading...

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