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Il leader del partito afferma che votare Labour o Greens nei collegi più combattuti porterà alla vittoria di Reform nelle elezioni locali Gli elettori delle Home Counties "lo rimpiangeranno a lungo" se non sosterranno i Liberal Democrats e si risveglieranno con un consiglio guidato da Reform, ha dichiarato Ed Davey. Il leader dei Lib Dems ha individuato cinque consigli – East Surrey, West Surrey, Hampshire, West Sussex e Huntingdonshire – dove il suo partito potrebbe ottenere il controllo complessivo, oltre a vaste aree dell'ex "blue wall" dove Davey ha definito la sfida come un "scontro diretto" tra il suo partito e Reform alle elezioni locali inglesi. Continua a leggere...

Exclusive: Liberal Democrat leader calls for privileges committee to investigate whether PM misled parliamentUK politics live – latest updatesA powerful Commons committee should investigate whether Keir Starmer misled parliament over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington, Ed Davey has said.The Liberal Democrat leader called for the prime minister to be investigated by the privileges committee to determine whether he committed contempt of parliament, an offence that can lead to a ministerial resignation. Continue reading...

Lib Dems will focus on ‘rolling up their sleeves and getting things done’, leader says at launch of local election campaignEd Davey has accused Reform UK and the Conservatives of importing “Trump-style divisive politics” as he launched the Liberal Democrats’ 7 May local elections campaign, promising the party would focus on “fixing things for your community”.He also raised concerns that energy bill support being considered by the UK government would not include people on middle incomes who he said are being “hammered” by price rises caused by the war on Iran. Continue reading...

Lib Dem leader will tell spring conference Britain can no longer rely on US while Donald Trump is presidentBritain should have a completely independent nuclear deterrent as it can no longer rely on the US, Ed Davey is expected to say on Sunday.In a speech at the Liberal Democrats spring conference, the party leader will argue that the UK should manufacture and maintain its nuclear weapons in Britain, a move that Davey acknowledges will cost billions. Continue reading...