The Latest Breaking News from the Lib Dems

With all but a handful of results declared, party’s tally stands at 71, beating its previous record of 62 in 2005

In today’s newsletter: As the exit poll lands, here’s how election night will play out hour by hour

The Tories and Labour both withdrew support for candidates being investigated by the Gambling Commission – The Independent speaks to local party supporters who had been campaigning for them, and to voters

Ed Davey’s party surprised by lack of Tories’ attention on them as they target Labour supporters to lend their vote

Exclusive: With seven days to go before the election the Techne UK tracker poll shows Sunak ‘cannot save the Tories’ from defeat

It isn’t easy being a Liberal Democrat. For decades the third wheel in British politics, the party was relegated to fourth place following its disastrous 2015 election result and the simultaneous rise of the Scottish National Party. But under Sir Ed Davey, the Lib Dems are enjoying something of a…

Liberal Democrat leader tells Standard he is aiming for a ‘game, set and match’ triple win in south-west London

Sir Ed Davey appears to have navigated the furore around his role as Post Office minister

The chancellor is plotting a narrow course to victory in the ‘true-blue’ seat but, on a sunny Tuesday afternoon, Archie Mitchell struggled to see how he can hold on