Labour and Lib Dems hit campaign trail hours after Dorries' resignation

Ed Davey calls for freeze of fares on campaign in Shropshire

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

Ed Davey insists MPs need more cyber security support

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

Lib Dems call for a national emergency over sewage

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

Lib Dems launch local election campaign with giant egg timer

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

Sir Ed Davey: Election date is the only thing PM controls

Sir Ed Davey tells the Liberal Democrats spring conference that the prime minister "sounds like he's already given up" and that setting the general election date is "pretty much the only thing left that Rishi Sunak controls any more". Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Wes Streeting says Dan Poulter's defection 'speaks volumes'

The shadow health secretary says Dan Poulter's defection to Labour "speaks volumes." Dr Dan Poulter, a former Conservative MP, announced he would be taking the Labour whip until the next election as the Conservative party no longer prioritised the NHS. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Keir Starmer comforts emotional veteran during cafe visit

Sir Keir Starmer comforted an army veteran who became emotional when he explained how he set up a charity after the suicide of a fellow ex-serviceman. Dan Smith explained how he started the Darlington Veterans’ Community, a charity which helps local ex-servicemen suffering with the cost-of-living crisis, after his friend committed suicide during the pandemic. He became visibly emotional with the Labour leader, who reassured him to take his time. Sir Keir was joined in Darlington by Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves, during a visit to businesses ahead of next week's local elections. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn