Tories deny mimicking Farage with plan to quit ECHR criticised by rights groups Critics say the move would strip UK citizens of fundamental human rights protections. The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2025
Starmer promises to increase police presence in Jewish communities after terror attack PM calls attack in Manchester an act of antisemitism and says country will stand up to hatred behind it The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2025
UK politics: Powell victory in Labour’s deputy leader contest would mean ‘division and disunity’, Phillipson suggests – as it happened Lucy Powell and Bridget Phillipson put their cases to party members at Labour’s conference on Wednesday The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2025
As the UK plans to introduce digital IDs, what can it learn from pioneer Estonia? Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced that all UK citizens and legal residents are to have a mandatory digital ID to prove their right to live and work in the country. The Conversation · Sep 30, 2025
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’ Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2025
Menzies Campbell death: Former Lib Dem leader dies aged 84 Lord Campbell – known as Ming – was a ‘dedicated public servant’ and ‘true Liberal giant’, Sir Ed Davey said The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2025
Former Lib Dem leader Ming Campbell dies aged 84 The former MP for North East Fife died in London after a period of respite care. Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2025
Lucy Powell: Labour must grab ‘political microphone’ back from Nigel Farage The Manchester Central MP made her pitch just days before party delegates and activists gather in Liverpool for their annual conference. The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2025
Government set to introduce digital ID cards to tackle illegal migration Sir Keir Starmer is due to announce the so-called Brit-Card in a speech on Friday. The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2025
Mandatory Government-issued ID cards will make immigration system 'fair', argues Starmer The move comes as part of the government’s bid to tackle illegal migration, but many have raised concerns about the risk to privacy Evening Standard · Sep 25, 2025
Mandatory ID risks forcing unauthorised migrants ‘into shadows’, warn groups A compulsory identification system could be ‘uniquely harmful to privacy, equality and civil liberties’, the liberties group leaders wrote. Evening Standard · Sep 24, 2025
Nigel Farage Sparks Row Over Indefinite Leave To Remain; 'He Has Not Thought This Through' Reform UK's plan to axe indefinite leave to remain sparks backlash over post-Brexit 'Boriswave' migrants and 2025 immigration. Critics like Ed Davey warn of Windrush 2.0 and NHS chaos from Farage's 'unthought' crackdown. International Business Times UK · Sep 24, 2025
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. Evening Standard · Sep 24, 2025
Resisting Faragism offers the Lib Dems a rare clarity of purpose Ed Davey’s rallying cry in defence of moderate, liberal Britain might give some coherence to a party with a reputation for opportunism, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2025 No more Mr Nice Guy: Ed Davey rebrands Lib Dems as the real opposition to Reform Leader’s conference speech at Bournemouth shows a bullish party ready to be key player in any centre-left coalition
The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2025 The Guardian view on Sir Ed Davey’s speech: a party that promises contrast and protest Editorial: The Liberal Democrat leader drew a moral line on Gaza, challenged rightwing populism and targeted Labour. It’s not reinvention but an ethical intent
Evening Standard · Sep 23, 2025 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
Evening Standard · Sep 23, 2025 Davey sets goal to overtake Tories and says Farage wants to roll back gun laws Sir Ed Davey told Liberal Democrat activists they should aim to win more Parliament seats than the Conservatives.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2025 Lib Dems the last block against ‘forces of darkness’ led by Farage, says Ed Davey Lib Dem leader’s conference speech takes aim at Reform by predicting it would bring Trump-style policies to UK
The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2025 Farage will roll back gun laws and turn Britain into Trump’s America, Ed Davey claims Ed Davey claimed the Reform UK leader would unleash ‘the forces of darkness’ in Britain and allow social media barons to ‘poison young minds’ if he becomes PM
The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2025 Lib Dems aiming to go big as they spot electoral opportunity Ed Davey and his party are preparing to do battle with Reform as they gather for their annual conference
Evening Standard · Sep 23, 2025 Nigel Farage will roll back gun laws, Ed Davey to claim in Lib Dem speech ‘Trump’s America’ will be the blueprint for ‘Farage’s Britain’, the Liberal Democrat chief will say in an attack on the Reform UK leader.
The National (Scotland) · Sep 23, 2025 Nigel Farage's Britain will need school shooting drills, LibDem chief to warn NIGEL Farage will roll back gun laws and spark “mass shooting” drills in British schools, Ed Davey is expected to say in a speech to conclude…
Evening Standard · Sep 23, 2025 Ed Davey plays cricket at the beach on last day of Lib Dem party conference Sir Ed joked that he wanted to call off his conference keynote speech and play cricket for the rest of the day
The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2025 Ed Davey warns NHS will be privatised and gun laws rolled back by ‘hypocrite’ Farage in Lib Dem conference speech – as it happened Liberal Democrat leader issues appeal for Tory voters to join his party and takes aim at Reform and far right in UK