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Musk could become US ‘political puppet master’, warns Nick Clegg
Former deputy prime minister says world’s richest man ‘playing outsized role’ in American politics
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‘Local champion’ councillor wins seat, then puts house on market the next day... then resigns
Louise Spence said in an election leaflet that Colinton and Fairmilehead, in Edinburgh, deserved a councillor ‘who lives here’
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Ed Davey ‘very minded’ to vote against assisted dying Bill
Liberal Democrat leader instead backs calls to improve palliative care services to protect elderly and disabled people
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Labour is haemorrhaging seats and voter trust, figures show
The party lost a further four seats in a wave of 20 council by-elections this week pushing the total to 11 since September
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Ed Davey: Assisted dying risks making elderly feel like a ‘burden’
Legalisation could pressure vulnerable pensioners into ending their lives, says Lib Dem leader ahead of likely Commons vote
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More than 10m waiting at least four weeks to see GP, up by fifth, say Lib Dems
‘Fix this crisis,’ party conference tells government, warning it must sufficiently fund NHS to fulfill commitments to deliver this winter
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Israel blamed for Oct 7 attacks at Lib Dem conference
Tayab Ali claims ‘far-Right dogma’ led ‘directly’ to Hamas massacre
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Starmer has made ‘big mistakes’ already, says Ed Davey
The Lib Dem leader promises to hold the Government to account as his resurgent party holds its conference in Brighton
Analysis and opinion
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MPs who vote for ‘assisted dying’ will have blood on their hands
Politicians will tell themselves that they’re giving the public what it wants, but when the horror stories begin they’ll face public fury
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Hitting GPs with National Insurance rise is a disaster for patients
Hike in employers’ contribution risks making NHS and care crisis even worse
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For those who dislike politics, Lib Dems are least likeable party of all
‘Take a chance on me’, Ed Davey sang at his party’s annual conference in Brighton, but outside, the seaside town carried on oblivious
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Lib Dems are ‘rather vulgar’, says Farage as activists prepare to sing ‘B------s to Brexit’
Rewritten words to Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious will be performed at satirical Glee Club event on final night of conference
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You cannot be a Lib Dem if you are anti-abortion, party suggests in leaked documents
Legal papers filed in discrimination case defend barring would-be MPs if they voice religious views which ‘conflict with party values’
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Labour given £6m by two green donors ahead of election
Party received £26.1m in total donations compared to Tories’ £16.1m
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Burglars should be spared jail, say Lib Dems
Motion at party’s annual conference in Brighton next week will urge Sir Keir Starmer to scrap most sentences of less than a year
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Third of patients needing A&E chose to treat own injuries
More than half of those who opted to avoid waiting at emergency unit reported suffering in pain
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Labour voters would rather back Reform UK than Tories
Poll of more than 1,000 Labour voters reveals many would have picked Nigel Farage’s party ahead of Conservatives at election
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Labour membership sinks to lowest level in 10 years under Starmer
Party figures total stood at 370,450 at the end of 2023 compared with 532,000 when Jeremy Corbyn was leader in 2019
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Left and Right come together to back Kemi Badenoch for Tory leadership
MPs Ben Spencer and Gareth Bacon see her as the best leadership candidate to fend off Reform and neuter the Lib Dems
