“It’s between us and Reform”: The Lib Dem plan to win in 2026:
Tuesday 9 December was a big day for the Liberal Democrats. As parliament was beginning to wind ...
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Why the Lib Dems aren’t panicking: When was the last time you thought about the Lib Dems? Reform has led the polls for almost eight months ...
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Nigel Farage accused of shoving female Lib Dem MP in parliament : Liberal Democrats deputy leader, Daisy Cooper, claims Reform UK leader ‘physically shoved’ ...
theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/29/nigel-farage-accused-shoving-female-lib-dem-parliament
Key FactsFarage Faces Allegation of Shoving MP in Commons
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: metro.co.uk
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- Farage said he had a physical altercation with an MP in the chamber at May’s State Opening and that his prayer card had been removed.
- Cooper said her understanding was that Farage shoved a female MP and a male MP then challenged him; she was not there herself.
- A Liberal Democrat spokesperson described an attempted shove; Reform UK rejected the account and accused the Liberal Democrats of aggression.
- Rosie Duffield said the Budget chamber was not full; Alicia Kearns said another Reform MP could have given Farage a seat.
“My understanding – I didn’t see it, I wasn’t there – my understanding is that he physically shoved one of our female MPs out of the way, and that one of our male MPs then challenged him on that.”— Daisy Cooper, deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats, speaking in a Sky News interview about the incident at the state opening of Parliament.
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Lib Dem leader Ed Davey criticises 'stealth tax rise': Liberal Democrats leader Ed Davey says a freeze on income tax thresholds is a '£76bn ...
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Stratford Observer Oct 27
Much ado about Local Elections at Lib Dem conference: Shakespeare plays his part at Stratford Liberal Democrat Conference.
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Cooper rules out future leadership bid and insists Lib Dems strong under Davey: The deputy leader insisted the party would go from ‘strength to strength’ under ...
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Yellow submarine? The Lib Dems stealth campaign into second place: Usual local election caveats all apply: results are still being counted, jumping to broadbrush ...
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Full list of local election results in Sheffield on day of huge changes: The fallout from the election will rumble on for some time yet
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OpinionEd Davey: Liberal Democrats offer something different at the 2026 local elections
standard.co.uk/comment/ed-davey-lib-dems-listen-to-local-people-elections-b1280527.html
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Lib Dem leader confident of gains in London's local elections : Sir Ed said the Lib Dems would be fielding the largest number of candidates for more than 30 ...
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Reform UK hit back after Ed Davey's Luke Campbell criticism: Reform say Ed Davey was 'way off the mark' in calling Luke Campbell 'consistently useless'
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Liberal Democrats chief Ed Davey in Birmingham to launch party's bid to take over city council
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Ed Davey challenges Keir Starmer to sue Donald Trump over tariffs: The Liberal Democrats leader issued the challenge at the Scottish Liberal Democrats conference ...
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Opinion‘Can the Lib Dems present a threat to the rise of Reform UK?’: Local Democracy Reporting Service reporter Simon Finlay sets out the challenge faced by the Lib ...
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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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Ed Davey urges US cancer scientists to come to UK: The Lib Dem leader will use his party conference speech to attack Donald Trump's "anti-science agenda".
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Ed Davey's strategy for tackling Reform? Destroy the Tories: The Lib Dems are being outshone despite a record number of MPs
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Key FactsLiberal Democrats court Tory voters against Reform UK
Sep 23, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: politico.eu
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: politico.eu
- At its conference, the Liberal Democrats portrayed themselves as a positive patriotic force opposing Reform UK’s ambitions for government.
- The party won 72 seats at the general election, becoming British politics’ largest third party in over 100 years.
- Its four-year strategy seeks maximum seats by attracting former coalition partners and Conservatives disillusioned with their party.
- The gaps among Labour, the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and Greens are as narrow as seven points; therefore, the party targets former second- and third-place constituencies.
That is Trump’s America. Don’t let it become Farage’s Britain.— Ed Davey, in his conference speech
OpinionThe 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 ...
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Ed Davey knows how to have fun. But can the Lib Dems get serious?: It could take more than eye-catching stunts to steal attention from populists like Nigel ...
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The most popular party leader in Britain isn’t who you think it is: As parts of the country prepare to vote in the first ballot since the general election ...
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The Liberal Democrats’ shallow soul: Why is he always grinning? There is something manic and unsettling about the relentless good cheer with which Ed Davey is ...
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