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Lib Dems would hike tax on big firms rather than high earners, Davey suggests

Sir Ed said the Liberal Democrat commitment – dating back to 1992 – to raise income tax by 1p to improve public services is now unsustainable.

The Independent UK

Lib Dems rule out taxing rich in effort to woo Tory voters

Lib Dem leader says party will target Conservative voters and use energy firms’ profits and banks’ tax breaks to fund NHS

The Guardian - UK

Lib Dems will drop key pledge to put penny on income tax, says Sir Ed Davey

Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey suggested wealthier workers already pay enough tax

Evening Standard

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Sir Ed Davey says Lib Dems will drop key pledge to put penny on income tax

The Liberal Democrats have become the first major party to adopt an early version of its manifesto for a general election expected next year.

The Independent UK

Lib Dems adopt early version of manifesto aimed at winning over Tory heartlands

Keeping the triple lock, introducing a £5 billion social care package and banning sewage-dumping are among key pledges.

The Independent UK

Liberal Democrats plan to focus election campaign on ultra-local issues

Approach mirrors recent byelection successes but has some members at conference expressing concern

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s political debate is lacking bold, radical policies. This is your moment, Lib Dems

Ed Davey should go big on Europe, the economy and the environment at the party conference this week, says Max von Thun, a former adviser to the party

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'So weird': BBC presenter pokes fun at LibDem leader over Brexit question

LIBDEM leader Ed Davey was told by a BBC presenter it was “so weird” he would not answer a question on the EU during an interview.

The National (Scotland)

Shapps says ‘outside reality’ not to reconsider HS2 as Labour says it cannot make decision without more information – as it happened

Grant Shapps says Rishi Sunak ‘prepared to take difficult long-term decision’ when asked about future of HS2 rail project

The Guardian - UK

Before we get to the election, Lib Dems need to raise their sights and up their game

They pulled off some spectacular byelection victories over the Tories, but their poll rating is consistently underwhelming

The Guardian - UK

Lib Dems to attack Tories on NHS and pensions triple lock, Ed Davey says

The leader says his party is focusing on the NHS and protecting pensions to woo Conservatives in rural heartlands

The Guardian - UK

Lib Dems: Long waits for GPs three times higher in some rural areas than London

The Liberal Democrats are calling for a strategy to address what they say is an urban-rural divide in access to GPs

The Independent UK

Coogan and Vorderman back tactical voting calls at Lib Dem conference

Videos from Carol Vorderman and Steve Coogan supporting call played at party’s annual conference in Bournemouth

The Guardian - UK

Lib Dems would seek ‘root-and-branch’ reform of post-Brexit relationship – Davey

The party has suggested a four-stage road map to ‘rebuilding’ the UK’s relationship with the EU.

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The National (Scotland)

Katy Loudon hits back at LibDems after claim voters aren't talking about Brexit

The SNP’s candidate in an upcoming by-election has taken aim at the Liberal Democrats’ claim that voters are not talking about Brexit.

The Independent UK

Brexit really important on doorstep, says SNP’s Rutherglen by-election candidate

Katy Loudon said Sir Ed Davey was wrong to suggest voters are not talking about EU membership.

The Independent UK

Statutory shared parental pay would be doubled under Lib Dem proposals

New parents are currently eligible for 37 weeks of shared paid leave, which the party wants to extend to 46 weeks.

The Independent UK

Lib Dems promise to double statutory pay for parental leave

Exclusive: Ed Davey’s party to offer huge increase in payments and expand time off by nine weeks

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The Independent UK

Lib Dems launch conference with plans for ‘flexible’ childcare and tutoring

Delegates have gathered in Bournemouth to debate and decide on a raft of policy ideas.

The National (Scotland)

LibDems accused of 'throwing in the towel' after ruling out UK return to the EU

THE LibDems have been accused of “throwing in the towel” after leader Ed Davey said rejoining the EU is “currently off the table”.

The Guardian - UK

Lib Dems’ Ed Davey to make £5bn-a-year pledge on care in England

On eve of party conference, leader says he feels a heavy responsibility to help get Conservatives out of power

The Independent UK

Davey says he is ‘sick and tired of Tories’, but no electoral pact with Labour

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey also said the prospect of rejoining the European Union was off the table.

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: Rupert Murdoch’s reign was one like no other

The announcement would have made for extraordinary timing, whether or not it occurred part-way through the Standard’s serialisation of The Fall: The End of the Murdoch Empire by Michael Wolff.

Evening Standard

Lib Dems gunning for Hunt and Gove seats at election, says Sir Ed Davey

Lib Dem leader eyes scalps of ex-partners in coalition cabinet as they seek to scoop up ‘a lot of seats’ in London’s commuter belt

The Independent UK

Tories and Labour neck and neck in battle for Nadine Dorries seat, poll shows

Labour activists say survey shows ‘two-horse race’ in Mid Bedfordshire, amid warnings Lib Dems could split vote

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