Inside the Lib Dems’ electoral strategy
How Ed Davey’s party aims to make the most of its new strength.
ByEd Davey
The Waspi women were lied to
Their campaign became the tool of cynical politicians.
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Battle of the charity single jingles
Your daily dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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The joy of Glee Club at the Lib Dem conference
Also this week: Victoria Starmer’s dress code, and my lost Alpine summer.
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What do the Lib Dems want to be?
With almost as many MPs as the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats have a chance to remake politics.
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Ed Davey: “The Conservatives are in our sights”
The Liberal Democrat leader on why the Tories, not Labour, remain his party’s main political target.
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People complain about first-past-the-post – but everyone knew the rules
The Liberal Democrats showed how the system should be played.
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Eight things I’ve learned about Ed Davey
The Liberal Democrat leader is a politician with great ambitions. He is also my brother-in-law…
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In the Lib Dem manifesto, Ed Davey has revealed a party remade
To capitalise on the Conservative collapse, Davey knows he must impose “iron discipline” on his ranks.
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The Liberal Democrats’ shallow soul
Only a party with no imagination would resort to such frivolous stunts.
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Ed Davey: “The Lib Dems and Labour aren’t fighting each other”
The Lib Dem leader on his affinity with Keir Starmer, the rise of Reform UK and what John Rawls knew.
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Inside the Lib Dems’ plan to “squeeze Labour”
The party has privately agreed it must persuade Labour voters in Tory-held seats to switch to the Lib Dems.
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The woman hunting Ed Davey
Angered by the Post Office scandal, Yvonne Tracey wants to bring down the Lib Dem leader.
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How much trouble is Ed Davey in?
With the Lib Dem leader entangled in the Post Office scandal, the party cannot escape its legacy in coalition.
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Ed Davey bets on the NHS to deliver a Lib Dem surge
The Liberal Democrat leader’s pledge on cancer treatment is designed to appeal to “Blue Wall” voters for whom the cost-of-living…
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Lib Dems split by housing targets
Disagreements speak to the heart of the party: is it for the young or the old?
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Ed Davey: “Voters are not blaming Brexit”
The Lib Dem leader on where his party now stands on Europe and whether he regrets backing austerity.
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Lib Dems are coming for the Blue Wall
The party is putting southern, affluent, Tory seats at the heart of its election strategy.
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Jacob Rees-Mogg shuns the barbarians at the gates
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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What is the Lib Dems’ general election strategy?
The party is targeting two key demographics: “lifelong Tories” and “Surrey shufflers”.
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