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Davey Says Lib Dems ‘Strong Force’ as Conference to Firm up Election Platform
Sir Ed Davey said the party will focus on health and the economy as YouGov polling shows 52% view the Lib Dems as weak.
- On Saturday, Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey opened the party's four-day conference in Brighton, centering the platform on health and the economy ahead of the next general election.
- Recent YouGov polling shows 52% of voters view the Liberal Democrats as "weak," while 43% said it is unclear what the party stands for, reflecting stalled momentum since the last general election.
- South Cotswolds MP Roz Savage challenged the party to rediscover an "insurgent spirit" rather than remain "polite custodians" of the status quo, though Davey countered that he leads the "most united" party in British politics.
- Davey plans to pitch his party as "willing to fight" against Conservatives and Reform, aiming to build a "bigger orange wall" to prevent rivals from reaching power.
- Deputy leader Daisy Cooper described the strategy as "stage two," emphasizing a "gloves-off" approach to win the "air war" and define a clear vision for "Liberal Britain.
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Davey says Lib Dems ‘strong force’ as conference to firm up election platform
It comes as one of Sir Ed Davey’s MPs said the party was ‘struggling for relevance’.
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