7 d. ago Who is the conspiracy theorist blamed by her sons for her daughter’s death?

Cambridge graduate Paloma Shemirani died after refusing cancer treatment and following her conspiracy theorist mother’s ‘alternative’ treatment plan.

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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 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 Ming Campbell dies aged 84: Liberal Democrats announce death of former leader and peer

Sir Ed Davey described him as ‘a tireless champion for Fife, St Andrews and the UK, and a true Liberal giant’

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1 week ago Legendary UK politician dies as tributes flood in for 'true Liberal giant'

The former Liberal Democrat leader Ming Campbell led the party from 2006 to 2007 and was the MP for North East Fife at Westminster for 28 years

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1 week ago Menzies Campbell: Liberal Democrat leader ousted as ‘too old’

As the party’s foreign affairs spokesman he led opposition to Tony Blair’s invasion of Iraq.

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2 w. ago Just Stop Oil protesters who poured latex over Tesla robot in west London store found guilty

Nigel Fleming, 64, and Catherine Nash, 75, were found guilty of criminal damage

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2 w. ago Just Stop Oil protesters guilty after latex poured on Tesla robot

The Tesla store was shut for 45 minutes and reopened without the humanoid model Tesla Bot, which had to be cleaned.

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2 w. 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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2 w. ago Doctors fleeing Donald Trump's US should come to UK under dedicated visa scheme, says Ed Davey

The Liberal Democrat leader will call for the arrangement as part of a plan to make cancer a ‘top priority’ on the NHS.

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2 w. ago Ed Davey calls for open welcome to US cancer experts after Trump halts research

The Liberal Democrat leader will call for the arrangement as part of a plan to make cancer a ‘top priority’ on the NHS.

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2 w. ago Davey insists he is not scared of Farage or legal threats from Elon Musk

The Liberal Democrat leader said ‘no’ when pressed on Sky News as to whether he would like to retract calling the Tesla owner a criminal.

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2 w. ago Ed Davey hints the Lib Dems are keen  on a coalition deal with Labour as part of 'moral duty' to keep Reform and Farage out of No10 at the next election

The Liberal Democrat leader vowed he 'will' go into government, hopefully leading 'huge numbers' of his party's MPs, in an interview at its annual conference.

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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 Liberal Democrat Leader demands criminal action against Musk for ‘X Crimes’

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has called for tech billionaire Elon Musk to be prosecuted under the online safety act.

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2 w. ago Lib Dems to call on Parliament to haul in Elon Musk for rally remarks

The Liberal Democrat leader has called for an Ofcom investigation into X, the social media site owned by Mr Musk.

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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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3 w. ago Davey resolute that boycotting state banquet will send message to Trump

The Liberal Democrat leader has written to the Prime Minister urging him to ensure Palestinian officials can attend a UN assembly later this month.

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