Liberal Democrats
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| Web site | www.libdems.org.uk |
|---|---|
| Leadership | Vince Cable |
| Ed Davey | |
| Mike Dixon | |
| Founded | March 3 |
| 1988 | |
| Leader | Ed Davey |
| Party leader | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 686573 |
About Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom, founded in 1988. Since the 1992 general election, with the exception of the 2015 general election, they have been the third-largest UK political party by the number of votes cast.
Alistair Darling: Steady hand in an economic crisis
... During the brief interregnum after the 2010 election, on a journey to Brussels, he privately acknowledged the game was up, and expressed little surprise at the Liberal Democrats handling David Cameron a stable five year majority...
Autumn Statement: Jeremy Hunt cuts National Insurance but tax burden still rises
... " The Liberal Democrats also accused Mr Hunt of " deception" and the government of being " out of touch and " out of ideas"...
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... Others hope it can sure up Conservative support in the south of England, where the electoral threat to the Tories by the Liberal Democrats is at its keenest...
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... The Liberal Democrats are calling for his peerage to be blocked, referring to his lobbying for collapsed finance company Greensill Capital...
Rishi Sunak sacks Suella Braverman as home secretary
... Labour, the Liberal Democrats and some Tory MPs had called for Suella Braverman to be sacked...
Home Secretary Suella Braverman wants to restrict use of tents by homeless
... The Liberal Democrats home affairs spokesman, Alistair Carmichael, said it was " grim politics" to " criminalise homeless charities for simply trying to keep vulnerable people warm and dry in winter"...
Tory MP Bob Stewart surrenders whip after racist abuse conviction
... Labour and the Liberal Democrats had called for Stewart to lose the whip...
Labour overturns huge majorities to inflict two by-election defeats on Tories
... The party saw off a challenge from the Liberal Democrats to make history in Mid Bedfordshire, overcoming a 24,664 Tory majority to win the seat for the first time...
Rishi Sunak sacks Suella Braverman as home secretary
By Sam FrancisPolitical reporter, BBC News
Suella Braverman has been sacked as home secretary, after she defied No 10 over an article accusing The Met Police of bias in the policing of protests.
Mrs Braverman was accused of stoking tension in the article over the weekend.
She Said serving as home secretary was " The Greatest privilege of my life".
James Cleverly has been announced as her replacement, leaving The Post of Foreign Secretary currently vacant.
Another arrival at Number 10 on Monday Morning was former Prime Minister David Cameron, prompting suggestions he would be returning to government as Foreign Secretary .
Mr Cameron, who has been out of Parliament since he stood down as a Prime Minister in 2016, could be given a seat in The House of Lords to take up his new position.
Mrs Braverman's sacking kickstarts a major Cabinet reshuffle by Rishi Sunak as he reshapes his top team ahead of next week's Autumn Statement.
Mrs Braverman was sacked following days of a political firestorm sparked when she wrote an article for The Times newspaper, accusing The Police applying a" double standard" and took a tougher stance with right-wing demonstrations.
The article was not cleared by No10 and it later emerged Mrs Braverman had defied a Downing Street request to tone the article down.
Labour, the Liberal Democrats and some Tory MPs had called for Suella Braverman to be sacked.
Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper , said Mrs Braverman actions were " highly irresponsible" and inflamed tensions and making The Job of The Police harder.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
