Rishi Sunak faced double by-election defeat in safe Tory seats, with Labour and Lib Dems overturning majorities of about 20,000. Labour won Selby & Ainsty, while Lib Dems took Somerton & Frome, making Tory MPs concerned about their own majorities. Yet, Sunak avoided being the first PM since 1968 to...
Ed Davey has said the Liberal Democrats are doing "better than expected" in the local elections and that voters are switching to his party because they "have had enough of being taken for granted and being let down". The party's leader spoke from Winchester, a seat he thinks the Lib Dems could take at the next general election. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey and his candidate Helen Morgan campaign in the North Shropshire constituency after Owen Paterson resignation prompted a by-election. The Lib Dem leader calls Mrs Morgan a "brilliant" MP and says that "even life long Conservative voters" want to back her. He also calls for fare prices to be frozen saying "the railways are in a total mess" and "something needs to be done". Report by Czubalam. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Sir Ed Davey says that more support should be available for MPs to “make sure that security threats that we are seeing are dealt with properly.” It comes after reports of explicit images and flirtatious messages being sent to MPs as part of an alleged sexting scam. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Leader of the Liberal Democrats Sir Ed Davey calls for a “national environmental emergency” to be declared after raw sewage spills into England's waterways hit a record high in 2023. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Sir Ed Davey launches the Liberal Democrat’s local election campaign in Hertfordshire, by flipping a giant egg timer to reveal the message "Time's running out Rishi!" Speaking to activists afterwards, the Lib Dem leader said Rishi Sunak “might have bottled the May election, he might be hoping the tide will turn as he squats in Downing Street for a few months more. But even the prime minister can't deny voters across England the chance to cast their vote in the local elections on 2 May.” Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Former Conservative MP Natalie Elphicke has accused the prime minister of 'letting the country down' by not tackling small boat crossings, adding she had confidence Labour would.
Sir Keir Starmer said Ms Elphicke's defection speaks for 'very many Tory voters' who believe its party has changed. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Shadow Paymaster General Jonathan Ashworth has warned not to write of the Conservative Party in the general election - despite its losses in the local elections. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
It has been fewer than two years since Labour's shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves told Tory MP Natalie Elphicke to "f*** off" for criticising Marcus Rashford at.. Sky News