40 h. ago Electoral system means Lib Dems will ‘undoubtedly’ win more seats than Tories

Polling expert Sir John Curtice said the coalition of voters Boris Johnson assembled in 2019 had all but broken up.

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41 h. ago Lib Dems will ‘almost undoubtedly’ win more votes than Tories, says top pollster John Curtice

Sir John Curtice made the stark warning at a fringe event at the Conservative party conference

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41 h. ago Lib Dems will ‘almost undoubtedly’ win more seats than Tories, says top pollster John Curtice

Sir John Curtice made the stark warning at a fringe event at the Conservative party conference

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47 h. ago How the Tories, Labour and Lib Dems have turned conference season into the Farage show

Britain’s established mainstream political parties have spent the entire conference season promoting the Reform UK leader with inevitable consequences, writes political editor David Maddox

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4 d. ago Palestine protests should be cancelled after Manchester synagogue attack, say Scots MPs

Labour’s Joani Reid and the Lib Dems’ Christine Jardine said the demonstrations should be cancelled as a mark of “respect” and “solidarity” with British Jews

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1 week ago Menzies Campbell: the ‘Flying Scotsman’ who led the Liberal Democrats from the front

Olympic sprinter, barrister and long-serving MP, Campbell became a respected elder statesman of the Liberal Democrats, known for his principled stance on foreign affairs and quiet authority in Westminster

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1 week ago Tributes pour in for 'guiding light' and former Lib Dem leader, Lord Menzies Campbell

The 84-year-old, known as Ming, had been an Olympic sprinter and a lawyer before entering politics and was hailed by Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton

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1 week ago Sir Menzies Campbell in his own words: Here are 11 memorable quotes from the former Lib Dem leader

The Scottish politician was never short of insighful comment.

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1 week 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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1 week ago Lord Menzies Campbell: Former Lib Dem leader and Olympic sprinter Ming Campbell dies aged 84

Tributes have been paid to the former leader of the Liberal Democrats.

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1 week ago Former Lib Dem leader & Scottish MP Sir Menzies Campbell dies aged 84

FORMER Lib Dem leader Sir Menzies Campbell has died aged 84. The former Scots MP, who was also known as Ming, represented North East Fife from 1987 until 2015. He led the party from 2006 to 2007. The political heavyweight also had a stunning career in sport, representing Britain at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. His...

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1 week ago Nigel Farage on course to be PM as Labour faces worst drubbing since 1930s, poll finds

Polling by YouGov suggests Nigel Farage's Reform would win 311 seats in a general election, with Labour slumping to just 144 and the Tories slipping into fourth behind the Lib Dems

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1 week ago Donald Trump moaned he'd 'had enough' of beautiful things on state visit

Lib Dem culture spokesperson Max Wilkinson said: "Well, that's gratitude for you! Perhaps next time we should offer him a tour of the local spray tan studio and a Happy Meal."

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1 week ago Donald Trump moaned he'd 'had enough' of beautiful things on UK state visit

Lib Dem culture spokesperson Max Wilkinson said: "Well, that's gratitude for you! Perhaps next time we should offer him a tour of the local spray tan studio and a Happy Meal."

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1 week ago Farage defends past remarks after Lib Dems say he wants to roll back gun laws

Nigel Farage claimed he had been talking about shooting ranges.

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1 week ago Resisting Faragism offers the Lib Dems a rare clarity of purpose | Rafael Behr

Ed Davey’s rallying cry in defence of moderate, liberal Britain might give some coherence to a party with a reputation for opportunismIn the polarised climate of British politics, irritation with Liberal Democrats is one of the few things that Labour and Tory MPs have in common. Parliament’s two biggest parties see each other as arch enemies – status that affords some mutual respect. The Lib Dems are treated more like pests, ideological shapeshifters, wheedling their way into voters’ affections, burrowing into local politics. If allowed to nest in a constituency, they are notoriously hard to shift.Kemi Badenoch has a severe infestation in her back yard. Of the 72 seats currently held by Ed Davey’s party, 60 were taken from Conservatives. The former seats of three Tory prime ministers – David Cameron, Theresa May and Boris Johnson – are now represented by Lib Dem MPs. That pattern was repeated in this year’s local elections, when the Lib Dems gained 163 seats almost entirely at the T...

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1 week ago QUENTIN LETTS: Jutting his jaw and stiffening his neck, Ed Davey's Lib Dems speech was a performance rehearsed in front of a full

While Donald Trump was making a serious speech about 'the death of western Europe', writes QUENTIN LETTS, Sir Ed Davey was musing about sunshine and rollercoasters.

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1 week ago Ed Davey lays out Lib Dem plan to overtake the Tories at next election in speech full of digs at Nigel Farage

The Liberal Democrat leader claimed ‘racism and misogyny’ would ‘get the tacit support of people in power’ under a Nigel Farage-led government

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1 week ago 'Get the bungee harness ready': Lib Dem leader Davey vows to keep doing cheesy stunts despite signs voters want him to be more serious

It came in his keynote speech closing a party conference that has seen him march at the head of a brass band, play cricket on Bournemouth beach and conduct a BBC interview while on a zip wire.

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2 w. ago DAVE BURKE: Nigel Farage plays Harry Potter villain as Lib Dems in 'dark forces' warning

There was one name on everyone's lips as the Lib Dem faithful gathered in Bournemouth, with leaders lining up to launch scathing attacks on Nigel Farage

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