RARE PHOTOS: 5 - The Real Truth

Lib Dems hopeful of more election gains if Tory drift to right continues

Officials predict further gains if next Conservative leader focuses on winning back voters from Reform UK

The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2024

Ed Davey to urge Lib Dems ‘to finish the job’ and overtake the Tories

Finishing off the Tories will be the main focus of Lib Dem leader Ed Davey’s conference speech, rather than attacking the Labour government

The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2024

Lib Dems put God on trial in court case of deselected Christian candidate

A deselected Christian candidate who is suing the Lib Dems has been told by the party that he must prove the truth of his faith in court

The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2024

Ed Davey: we can offer better opposition than ‘Punch and Judy’ Tories

On the eve of the Lib Dem conference, party leader talks up importance of social care – and being constructive

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2024

Voters beginning to think Conservatives are ‘weird’, research suggests

Tories found to have problems with relatability, and few voters can identify party leadership candidates

The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2024

‘Does it have a Gail’s?’ How a bakery became middle-class England’s most powerful political bellwether

Seats hosting the upmarket chain were key to the Lib Dems’ Tory-ousting strategy in July’s election. But, after recent protests, Gail’s is much more controversial than it seems

The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2024

Kemi Badenoch wants to drag the Tories further right. That is a huge mistake

What voters want is a display of reliability and competence – but the current favourite for next leader has other ideas, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2024

Lib Dems plan to ‘finish the job’ in Tory heartlands, says Ed Davey

In first interview since the election, leader says party’s 72 MPs have a platform for the next parliament

The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2024

Tories must resist false choice of wooing either Reform or Lib Dem defectors, says thinktank

Ex-supporters have more in common, including doubts about Starmer and concerns on immigration, Onward says

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2024

Mapped: Reform won five seats, but made gains in hundreds

Reform support ate into the Conservative vote

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2024