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Tory MPs On Lib Dem Defection Watch
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Tory MPs On Lib Dem Defection Watch
Liberal Democrat figures believe Conservative MPs could be tempted to defect as the Tories prepare for a stark internal divide over the European Convention on Human Rights.
Lib Dem MPs Seek To Define Party's Identity In The 'Gaps' Left By Labour And Tories
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Lib Dem MPs Seek To Define Party's Identity In The "Gaps" Left By Labour And Tories
Thousands of activists gathered in Brighton to celebrate the Liberal Democrats’ record success in the General Election, but the question of what comes next was already on everyone’s lips.
The Lib Dem MP Who Took Ex-Offenders To Work In Trump's Embassy
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The Lib Dem MP Who Took Ex-Offenders To Work In Trump's Embassy
Lib Dem rising star Josh Babarinde talks to Harriet Symonds about marching against the Coalition, his friendship with Labour’s prisons minister and taking ex-offenders into the US embassy. Photography by Tom Pilston
Lib Dems Sweep Through 'Blue Wall' With Best Results In More Than 100 Years
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Lib Dems Sweep Through 'Blue Wall' With Best Results In More Than 100 Years
The Liberal Democrats won a huge number of seats in former Conservative stronghold areas, particularly across the south of England, where voters were determined to vote for the party that was best-placed to kick the Tories out.
Red wall, blue wall: Can the Tory coalition hold?
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By Sophie Church
Red wall, blue wall: Can the Tory coalition hold?
The Conservatives’ victory in 2019 led many to believe there had been a fundamental realignment in British politics as the party swept through a so-called red wall of formerly Labour seats. Now, the Tories face an uphill struggle to retain those gains, and appear vulnerable in some of their own blue wall heartlands. Sophie Church explores how the party intends to keep together its electoral coalition
Lib Dems Are Pitching Themselves To 'Anyone But The Tories' Voters
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Lib Dems Are Pitching Themselves To "Anyone But The Tories" Voters
It's no secret that the Liberal Democrats are intent on smashing down the ‘blue wall’ at the next election, but after defining themselves as the anti-Brexit party last time voters across the country went to the polls, it’s been unclear what their USP will be now the UK has left the EU.
Labour must harness discontent in the Blue Wall to secure a majority
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By Joe Morris
Labour must harness discontent in the Blue Wall to secure a majority
The general election of 1906 saw a campaign that pitched the ‘free trade shop’ against the ‘protection shop’.
Lib Dems Take Somerset From The Tories In 'Blue Wall' Warning To Boris Johnson
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Lib Dems Take Somerset From The Tories In 'Blue Wall' Warning To Boris Johnson
The Liberal Democrats have taken Somerset council from the Conservatives in one of handful of significant local election results that illustrate the risk posed by Ed Davey's party to Tories in the South of England at the next general election.
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By Dignity in Dying
Voters in both Red Wall and Blue Wall united in support for assisted dying