UK Liberal Democrats Admit Unlawful Discrimination Against Christian Candidate Who Says He Faced ‘Mao-Style’ Interrogation

UK Liberal Democrats admit unlawful discrimination against Christian candidate who says he faced ‘Mao-style’ interrogation

A Christian former Liberal Democrat political candidate, whose human rights the party admitted breaching during his deselection in 2023, has said he faced what he termed a “Mao-style” interrogation during which he was pressured to agree with statements against his beliefs. David Campanale was selected as the Liberal Democrats’ (commonly called the Lib Dems) candidate for Sutton and Cheam, London, in January 2022, but was subsequently deselected …

Ed Davey Faces Calls to Apologise for Discriminating Against Christian Candidate

Liberal Democrat Leader Sir Ed Davey is facing calls to apologise after the party admitted discriminating against a Christian candidate, with one ringleader now sitting on the party's front bench. The post Ed Davey Faces Calls to Apologise for Discriminating Against Christian Candidate appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

Why are the Lib Dems so afraid of Christianity?

The Liberal Democrats have always prided themselves on being the party of tolerance and pluralism in British politics. Their “values” include the claim that an active state should “ensure that no one is held back by… discrimination”, including based on beliefs. It is therefore interesting that the leader of the Lib Dems, Ed Davey, is under pressure to apologize after the party admitted discriminating against a prospective parliamentary candidate…