Liberal Democrats (UK)

Liberal political party in the United Kingdom

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The Liberal Democrats are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. The party has 11 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 89 members of the House of Lords, five Members of the Scottish Parliament and one member in both the Welsh Parliament and the London Assembly. It formed a UK coalition government with the Conservative Party from 2010 to 2015. In devolved governments, the Liberal Democrats are currently in coalition with Welsh Labour in the devolved Welsh government, and also served as the junior partner with Scottish Labour in the Scottish Government from 1999 to 2007.

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Sir Ed Davey: We are still the pro-European party Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey says his party still needs to be clearthat they are pro-European. He says the party needs to push for the closestrelationship possible with European neighbours. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 01:16Published on September 26, 2020

Sir Ed Davey: Government incompetence has made university coronavirus challenges worse Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has said the Government's 'incompetence'has made a 'difficult situation worse' regarding students starting universityunder Covid-19 restrictions. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 00:45Published on September 25, 2020

Bereaved families call for a National Day of Reflection End of life charity, Marie Curie is spearheading a campaign to hold a NationalDay of reflection on 23rd March 2021, the first anniversary of the UK goinginto lockdown. At the peak of the pandemic,.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 01:17Published on September 22, 2020

Sir Ed Davey works a shift in a fish and chip shop in Stockport Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey works a 'shift' at Taylor's chip shop inStockport, during the start of his national listening tour. After a series ofdisappointing election results, Sir Ed wants to.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 00:32Published on September 4, 2020

New Lib Dem leader Ed Davey hopes to win back voters The new leader of the Liberal Democrats, Ed Davey, says he hopes to win back votes by listening to party members' concerns. He adds the coronavirus pandemic highlighted the need for more.. Credit: ODN Duration: 01:32Published on August 28, 2020

Sir Vince Cable on newly elected Liberal Democrat leader Sir Vince Cable reflects on the job that Ed Davey has ahead of him as the new leader of the Liberal Democrats. Report by Patelr. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on.. Credit: ODN Duration: 01:06Published on August 27, 2020

Sir Ed Davey: Liberal Democrat revival will not be easy Ed Davey says his party "must change" as he is announced as the new leader ofthe Liberal Democrats. He said "voters don't believe we share their values". Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 01:32Published on August 27, 2020

Davey urges Lib Dems to 'wake up and smell the coffee' The newly elected leader of the Liberal Democrats has urged his party to “wake up and smell the coffee” after a series of disappointing general election results. Sir Ed Davey was announced as the.. Credit: ODN Duration: 01:17Published on August 27, 2020

Sir Ed Davey elected as new Liberal Democrat leader The Liberal Democrats have elected Sir Ed Davey as their new leader by more than 17,000 votes. Report by Patelr. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at.. Credit: ODN Duration: 00:46Published on August 27, 2020

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Japan lawmaker arrested on suspicion of accepting bribes over casino: NHK Tokyo prosecutors arrested ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Tsukasa Akimoto on Wednesday on suspicion of accepting bribes from a Chinese company interested in setting up a casino in Japan,.. Reuters - Published on December 25, 2019
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UK Liberal Democrats to elect new leader after Swinson loses seat Britain's Liberal Democrats said they would elect a new leader next year after Jo Swinson lost her seat in parliament at Thursday's general election. Reuters - Published on December 13, 2019
Factbox: How the mighty fell - biggest upsets in the UK election The British election threw up some shock results on Friday, including the ousting of the pro-European Liberal Democrat leader and the fall of a veteran Labour lawmaker known as the "Beast of Bolsover". Reuters - Published on December 13, 2019
With a roar, Scotland's Sturgeon cheers win against LibDem leader With a roar and a double fist pump, Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon cheered the defeat of Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson by the nationalists in a clip that went viral on social media early on.. Reuters - Published on December 13, 2019
UK Liberal Democrat leader Swinson loses seat to Scottish National Party The leader of Britain's pro-European Union Liberal Democrats, Jo Swinson, lost her parliamentary seat to the Scottish National Party on Friday. Reuters - Published on December 13, 2019

UK Liberal Democrats could back Labour to force second Brexit vote The leader of Britain's pro-European Liberal Democrats has suggested she could work with the opposition Labour party to stop Brexit if it removed its leader in the event of a hung parliament after next.. Reuters - Published on December 4, 2019
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Claiming to be UK's new 'party of business' UK Lib Dems enter election spending race The anti-Brexit Liberal Democrats claimed the mantle of Britain's "party of business" on Friday, setting out their proposed fiscal rules while dismissing rivals' plans for the economy as unrealistic.. Reuters - Published on November 15, 2019	UK Liberal Democrats enter election spending race with big pledges on climate Britain's anti-Brexit Liberal Democrats will promise on Friday to spend 100 billion pounds ($128 billion) on tackling climate change if they win a Dec. 12 election. Reuters - Published on November 14, 2019
UK's Liberal Democrat leader sent suspicious package ahead of UK election: ITV Britain's anti-Brexit Liberal Democrat party leader Jo Swinson was the recipient of suspicious package delivered to her office in parliament ahead of the upcoming general election, ITV reported on.. Reuters - Published on November 4, 2019	Former UK Tory MP Sandbach defects to Liberal Democrats UK former Conservative party member Antoinette Sandbach has joined the Liberal Democrat party, the lawmaker said in a statement on Thursday. Reuters - Published on October 31, 2019
UK Liberal Democrats rule out backing opposition Labour Party Britain' Liberal Democrat party leader Jo Swinson said on Sunday she would not back a government led by Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn. Reuters - Published on October 13, 2019	Former UK Conservative lawmaker joins pro-EU liberal democrats Britain's pro-EU Liberal Democrats said on Monday that Heidi Allen, a former lawmaker for Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservatives, had joined their party. Reuters - Published on October 7, 2019
UK Liberal Democrats to try to remove no-deal Brexit threat more quickly Britain's opposition Liberal Democrats will seek to remove the threat of a no-deal Brexit before Oct. 19 because they do not trust Prime Minister Boris Johnson to obey a law that instructs him to ask.. Reuters - Published on September 25, 2019	UK Liberal Democrats face huge fight to stop Brexit: leader Swinson Britain's Liberal Democrats face the fight of their lives to rescue the country from the negative effects of leaving the EU, party leader Jo Swinson said on Tuesday, outlining the battle for hearts and.. Reuters - Published on September 17, 2019
Britain's Liberal Democrats formally adopt 'Stop Brexit' policy Britain's Liberal Democrats party on Sunday toughened its anti-Brexit stance, formally adopting a policy to cancel leaving the European Union if it wins power at a national election. Reuters - Published on September 15, 2019	UK Liberal Democrat leader says her party will not support any Brexit deal Britain's Liberal Democrats party leader Jo Swinson said on Sunday there was no Brexit deal that her party would vote for in parliament, saying her priority was to stop Britain leaving the European.. Reuters - Published on September 15, 2019
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UK's pro-EU Liberal Democrats win parliamentary seat in blow to PM Johnson Britain's pro-European Union Liberal Democrats have won a parliamentary seat from the governing Conservatives, a blow to Prime Minister Boris Johnson in his first electoral test since taking office. Reuters - Published on August 2, 2019	Britain's anti-Brexit Liberal Democrats name Jo Swinson as new leader Britain's anti-Brexit Liberal Democrat party named lawmaker Jo Swinson as its new leader on Monday, as the party looks to translate a surge in voter support for its pro-European Union agenda into.. Reuters - Published on July 22, 2019

Liberal Democrats (UK)

Liberal political party in the United Kingdom

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