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The Guardian view on tactical voting: it would help to oust Tories | Editorial
Labour voters in Conservative-held commuter belt seats should respond positively to Sir Ed Davey’s overtures In last year’s local elections the Liberal Democrats chalked up one of the party...
Ed Davey calls Tories ‘mutinous pirates’ in speech to Lib Dem conference
Party leader sets out no new policies in York but focuses on ‘community politics’ and proportional representation The Conservatives are “a bunch of mutinous pirates” more interested in ...
Lib Dems to target Labour voters in ‘blue wall’ swing seats, says Ed Davey
Party leader hopes letter campaign in commuter belt areas can tempt voters to switch in order to beat Tories The Liberal Democrats will directly court Labour voters in “blue wall” swing sea...
BBC chair Richard Sharp should quit over Gary Lineker row, says Ed Davey – video
The Liberal Democrat leader has called for the resignation of the BBC’s chair, Richard Sharp, to restore the perception of independence at the corporation. On Gary Lineker's attack on the gover...
Fossil fuels received £20bn more UK support than renewables since 2015
Exclusive: One-fifth of money given directly to fossil fuel industry was to support new extraction and mining The UK government has given £20bn more in support to fossil fuel producers than th...
Lord Sainsbury returns to the Labour fold with £2m donation
The former chair of the supermarket chain was a big donor to Blair and Brown but cut off his support under Corbyn Keir Starmer’s election war chest has been given an extraordinary boost after...
Taken for granted: rural vote up for grabs if Labour can make hay
Countryside feels let down by 13 years of Tory rule but other parties will not pick up votes by default When Keir Starmer takes to the stage at the National Farmers’ Union conference next wee...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/20/rural-vote-up-for-grabs-labour-tory
Lib Dems aim to use Lee Anderson’s views as weapon to win ‘safe’ Tory seats
The Tory deputy chair, who has also criticised nurses who use food banks and migrants, could prove toxic for voters in south-east seats The Liberal Democrats are to launch a digital advertising...
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/feb/11/lee-anderson-lib-dems-south-east-seats
‘Bristol is ready to give us power’: Greens hopeful of win in pivotal byelection
Council election could have national implications if Greens snatch ward from Lib Dems The issues that have been raised on the doorstep during the campaign have tended to be local ones – from ...
Paul Hannon obituary
My friend Paul Hannon, who has died of prostate cancer aged 70, had an extraordinary record of public service extending over four decades. First elected to Berkshire county council in the early 1...
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jan/29/paul-hannon-obituary
Lib Dems target ‘blue wall’ Tory voters angry about NHS crisis
Party to switch focus from economy after polling shows voters in southern Conservative seats put health service as No 1 issue A “blue wall” offensive focusing on the NHS is being plotted by...
Lib Dems plan ‘Labour squeeze’ in fight for suburban Tory seats
Party has high hopes in a dozen or more blue wall seats – if it can persuade new Labour supporters to vote tactically Among the many electoral subplots emerging ahead of the next UK general e...
As leave voters’ Brexit regret rises, will political parties dare to follow?
Even leavers might be changing their minds, but there’s little incentive for opposition to revisit issue, say analysts While Brexit may have been chased out of the headlines in recent months ...
‘We were a Zoom parliament’: 2019 MP intake on returning to the Commons
Newly elected MPs who had to stay at home after Covid struck speak of their relief at normality returning to parliamentary life As Daisy Cooper walked into her election count in the early hours...
The Guardian view on proportional representation: Labour should back it | Editorial
House of Lords reform is necessary, but not a sufficient constitutional change to mend Britain’s broken politics Monday marks the third anniversary of the general election that delivered the ...
Campaign will target 62 seats to oust Tories by tactical voting
Exclusive: Win As One campaigners warn Labour’s poll lead is on ‘weak foundations’ and party should focus on power sharing UK politics live – latest news updates A major campaign will ...
New Cumbria coalmine ‘like opening a Betamax factory’, says Tim Farron
Cumbrian Lib Dem MP condemns decision to give green light to Britain’s first new coalmine in 30 years UK politics live – latest news updates Ministers giving the green light to Britain’s...
Labour wins Chester byelection with ‘best result since 2010’
Rishi Sunak’s first test ends brutally, with 14-point swing pollsters say would give Starmer comfortable majority at election UK politics live – latest news updates Labour was celebrating ...
Ambulance waiting times in England three times longer in some rural areas
Disparity between rural and urban areas uncovered by Lib Dem FoI requests to 10 ambulance trusts Patients in some rural areas wait almost three times longer for emergency ambulances than those ...
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/dec/01/ambulance-waiting-times-england-rural-areas
Defra facing £500m real-terms cut after autumn statement
Exclusive: Critics say cut in day-to-day spending will leave department unable to properly tackle issues such as sewage spills The government’s environment department is facing a £500m real-...