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Feeling ‘forced out’ by Badenoch? Lib Dems conference welcomes young Tory defectors
Self-described moderates say Ed Davey’s party offers them a home as Conservatives shift further right Climbing the party-branded stairs of the Brighton Centre with a Liberal Britain tote bag over his shoulder, Cody Butler looks quite at home at the Liberal Democrats’ annual jamboree. But asked how he is finding it, the 21-year-old replied: “Odd.” The former Tory activist resigned as chair of the One Nation Conservative Network and left his old party in July, arguing that centrists, remainers and members worried about the climate crisis and conservation were no longer welcome in the party. A week ago, he joined the Lib Dems . Continue reading...
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Lib Dems use conference to set out £2bn plan to cut fuel duty
Ed Davey’s party made a series of proposals as concern grows among members that voters don’t know what its policies are or what it stands for The Liberal Democrats have used their conference to unveil a £2bn plan to cut fuel duty, part of a series of policy proposals intended to tackle worries that not enough voters know what Ed Davey ’s party stands for. The proposal to cut fuel duty by 10p a litre for a fixed three-month period came as polling showed Lib Dem policies are less well known than those of Restore Britain , which only launched as a political party in February and has one MP – Rupert Lowe – to their 71. Continue reading...
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Victoria Starmer models clothes at London fashion week show
Wife of former PM takes part in designer Edeline Lee’s show inspired by the Greek myth of Sisyphus Victoria Starmer has taken part in a London fashion week show, in one of her first public appearances since her husband, Keir Starmer, stepped down as prime minister. Lady Starmer appeared at Sunday’s Edeline Lee show. The London-based, Canadian British designer’s clothes are a favourite of the Princess of Wales, and have also been worn by celebrities including singer Taylor Swift and actor and screenwriter Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Continue reading...
BBC Politics
Lib Dems sleepwalking to irrelevance under Davey, says council leader
Devon County Council leader Julian Brazil tells the BBC Ed Davey is not the right person to lead the party.
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