Liberal Democrats (UK)

Liberal political party in the United Kingdom

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The Liberal Democrats are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. The party has 11 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 89 members of the House of Lords, five Members of the Scottish Parliament, one member in the Welsh Parliament and one member in the London Assembly. The party served as the junior party in a coalition government with the Conservative Party between 2010–2015. The Liberal Democrats are currently the junior partner in a coalition with Welsh Labour in the devolved Welsh government. The party previously served in coalition with Scottish Labour in the Scottish Executive from 1999 to 2007.

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Ed Davey and Jonathan Bartley cast election votes Liberal Democrats leader Ed Davey and Green Party co-leader Jonathan Bartley cast their votes in the local elections in south west London. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at.. Credit: ODN Duration: 01:18Published 19 hours ago


Scottish Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie visits Edinburgh Zoo Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie feeding penguins at Edinburgh Zoo. He says the Liberal Democrats want to heal the divisions in Scottish Politics. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 00:38Published 4 days ago

Lib Dems doesn't support 'unecessary' Covid passports Liberal Democrats leader Ed Davey says the party is opposed to the introduction of Covid passports, describing them as "unworkable and unnecessary". He also says Prime Minister Boris Johnson will.. Credit: ODN Duration: 01:23Published on April 6, 2021

Lib Dems call for ’emergency’ plan to insulate every home Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has called for a £9 billion “windfall” from the auction of offshore wind farm rights to finance an “emergency” programme to insulate every home in the.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 01:53Published on March 21, 2021

Sir Ed Davey "genuinely shocked" by police scenes at Sarah Everard vigil Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey says the Metropolitan Police managed the Sarah Everard vigil poorly, saying he was "genuinely shocked" by what he saw on Saturday night. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 00:50Published on March 15, 2021

Boris Johnson faces grilling on NHS pay rise at PMQs Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced a wave of questions from Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and the Liberal Democrats at Prime Minister's Questions on the Government's proposed 1% pay rise for NHS.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 01:15Published on March 10, 2021

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UK should hold inquiry into COVID-19 response, Liberal Democrats say The United Kingdom should hold an independent inquiry into Prime Minister Boris Johnson's handling of the novel coronavirus crisis, the opposition Liberal Democrat party said. Reuters - Published on April 22, 2020
UK politician chides PM Johnson for spurning EU ventilator program The leader of the opposition Liberal Democrats criticized Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday for refusing to participate in a European Union ventilator procurement program. Reuters - Published on March 26, 2020

Prosecutors search office of Japan MP in connection with bribery probe Japanese prosecutors on Wednesday searched the office of ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Takaki Shirasuka as part of a bribery investigation that saw another politician arrested earlier in the.. Reuters - Published on December 25, 2019
Japan lawmaker arrested on suspicion of accepting bribes over casino: NHK Tokyo prosecutors arrested ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Tsukasa Akimoto on Wednesday on suspicion of accepting bribes from a Chinese company interested in setting up a casino in Japan,.. Reuters - Published on December 25, 2019
Uzbek LibDems lead in vote criticized by Western observers Uzbekistan's Liberal Democratic Party have retained the biggest number of seats in the Central Asian nation's legislature so far, winning 43 seats out of 128 in Sunday's vote which Western monitors.. Reuters - Published on December 23, 2019

Uzbekistan's LibDems retain lead in parliamentary election Uzbekistan's Liberal Democratic Party has retained the biggest number of seats in the Central Asian nation's legislature so far, winning 43 seats out of 128 in Sunday's vote, the Central Election.. Reuters - Published on December 23, 2019
UK Liberal Democrats to elect new leader after Swinson loses seat Britain's Liberal Democrats said they would elect a new leader next year after Jo Swinson lost her seat in parliament at Thursday's general election. Reuters - Published on December 13, 2019
Factbox: How the mighty fell - biggest upsets in the UK election The British election threw up some shock results on Friday, including the ousting of the pro-European Liberal Democrat leader and the fall of a veteran Labour lawmaker known as the "Beast of Bolsover". Reuters - Published on December 13, 2019
With a roar, Scotland's Sturgeon cheers win against LibDem leader With a roar and a double fist pump, Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon cheered the defeat of Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson by the nationalists in a clip that went viral on social media early on.. Reuters - Published on December 13, 2019

UK Liberal Democrat leader Swinson loses seat to Scottish National Party The leader of Britain's pro-European Union Liberal Democrats, Jo Swinson, lost her parliamentary seat to the Scottish National Party on Friday. Reuters - Published on December 13, 2019
UK Liberal Democrats could back Labour to force second Brexit vote The leader of Britain's pro-European Liberal Democrats has suggested she could work with the opposition Labour party to stop Brexit if it removed its leader in the event of a hung parliament after next.. Reuters - Published on December 4, 2019
What are Britain's pro-EU Liberal Democrats promising in election? Britain's pro-European Union Liberal Democrats launched their manifesto on Wednesday, setting out the policies they would put into place if they are elected to government on Dec. 12. Reuters - Published on November 20, 2019	Claiming to be UK's new 'party of business' UK Lib Dems enter election spending race The anti-Brexit Liberal Democrats claimed the mantle of Britain's "party of business" on Friday, setting out their proposed fiscal rules while dismissing rivals' plans for the economy as unrealistic.. Reuters - Published on November 15, 2019
UK Liberal Democrats enter election spending race with big pledges on climate Britain's anti-Brexit Liberal Democrats will promise on Friday to spend 100 billion pounds ($128 billion) on tackling climate change if they win a Dec. 12 election. Reuters - Published on November 14, 2019	UK's Liberal Democrat leader sent suspicious package ahead of UK election: ITV Britain's anti-Brexit Liberal Democrat party leader Jo Swinson was the recipient of suspicious package delivered to her office in parliament ahead of the upcoming general election, ITV reported on.. Reuters - Published on November 4, 2019
Former UK Tory MP Sandbach defects to Liberal Democrats UK former Conservative party member Antoinette Sandbach has joined the Liberal Democrat party, the lawmaker said in a statement on Thursday. Reuters - Published on October 31, 2019	UK Liberal Democrats rule out backing opposition Labour Party Britain' Liberal Democrat party leader Jo Swinson said on Sunday she would not back a government led by Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn. Reuters - Published on October 13, 2019
Former UK Conservative lawmaker joins pro-EU liberal democrats Britain's pro-EU Liberal Democrats said on Monday that Heidi Allen, a former lawmaker for Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservatives, had joined their party. Reuters - Published on October 7, 2019	UK Liberal Democrats to try to remove no-deal Brexit threat more quickly Britain's opposition Liberal Democrats will seek to remove the threat of a no-deal Brexit before Oct. 19 because they do not trust Prime Minister Boris Johnson to obey a law that instructs him to ask.. Reuters - Published on September 25, 2019
UK Liberal Democrats face huge fight to stop Brexit: leader Swinson Britain's Liberal Democrats face the fight of their lives to rescue the country from the negative effects of leaving the EU, party leader Jo Swinson said on Tuesday, outlining the battle for hearts and.. Reuters - Published on September 17, 2019	Britain's Liberal Democrats formally adopt 'Stop Brexit' policy Britain's Liberal Democrats party on Sunday toughened its anti-Brexit stance, formally adopting a policy to cancel leaving the European Union if it wins power at a national election. Reuters - Published on September 15, 2019
UK Liberal Democrat leader says her party will not support any Brexit deal Britain's Liberal Democrats party leader Jo Swinson said on Sunday there was no Brexit deal that her party would vote for in parliament, saying her priority was to stop Britain leaving the European.. Reuters - Published on September 15, 2019	Former Conservative minister Gyimah joins Liberal Democrats over Brexit Former Conservative minister Sam Gyimah has joined the pro-European Union Liberal Democrat party, barely a week after being expelled from the Conservative grouping in parliament over his opposition to.. Reuters - Published on September 14, 2019
Former UK Labour MP Angela Smith to join Liberal Democrats party: The Times Angela Smith, the former UK Labour MP, will join the Liberal Democratic party, the Times newspaper reported in its Sunday edition. Reuters - Published on September 7, 2019	UK PM Johnson loses majority in parliament after lawmaker defects to Liberal Democrats British Prime Minister Boris Johnson lost his working majority in parliament on Tuesday when one of his Conservative lawmakers defected to the pro-European Union Liberal Democrats. Reuters - Published on September 3, 2019
Veteran UK politicians asked to lead potential anti-Brexit government Veteran British lawmakers from the ruling Conservative and opposition Labour parties have both said they would be willing to lead an emergency government to halt a no-deal Brexit, the leader of the.. Reuters - Published on August 16, 2019	Anti-Brexit party reveals candidates for emergency UK government The leader of the anti-Brexit Liberal Democrats party said on Friday two senior lawmakers from the ruling party and opposition have indicated willingness to lead an emergency government to prevent a.. Reuters - Published on August 16, 2019
Labour's Corbyn cannot lead a caretaker UK government: Liberal Democrat leader Jeremy Corbyn, the veteran socialist leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party, cannot run an emergency government to stop a no-deal Brexit, the head of the Liberal Democrat Party Jo Swinson said on.. Reuters - Published on August 15, 2019	British MP Sarah Wollaston joins Liberal Democrats Britain's Liberal Democrats on Wednesday said Member of Parliament Sarah Wollaston of Totnes had become a member of the party, months after the lawmaker quit the ruling Conservatives in protest over.. Reuters - Published on August 14, 2019
UK PM Johnson's parliamentary majority almost gone as pro-EU party wins seat Britain's pro-European Union Liberal Democrats won a parliamentary seat from the governing Conservative Party, taking new Prime Minister Boris Johnson's working majority to just one as he tries to.. Reuters - Published on August 2, 2019	UK's pro-EU Liberal Democrats win parliamentary seat in blow to PM Johnson Britain's pro-European Union Liberal Democrats have won a parliamentary seat from the governing Conservatives, a blow to Prime Minister Boris Johnson in his first electoral test since taking office. Reuters - Published on August 2, 2019
Britain's anti-Brexit Liberal Democrats name Jo Swinson as new leader Britain's anti-Brexit Liberal Democrat party named lawmaker Jo Swinson as its new leader on Monday, as the party looks to translate a surge in voter support for its pro-European Union agenda into.. Reuters - Published on July 22, 2019

Liberal Democrats (UK)

Liberal political party in the United Kingdom

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