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The Latest Breaking News from The Liberal Democrats

Lib Dems set to fire starting gun of election campaign to ‘smash blue wall’

The party says it will target traditionally Tory seats in southern England.

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

The Independent UK

Labour and Tories neck and neck in Mid Bedfordshire, poll suggests

The polling, commissioned by a Labour-backing group, suggests a major drop off in Conservative support in the traditionally safe constituency.

The Independent UK

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Labour and Tories neck and neck in byelection race for Mid Beds, poll says

Survey reveals Labour more likely than Lib Dems to overturn Conservatives’ 25,000 majority in Nadine Dorries’s former seat

The Guardian - UK

When are the next by-elections? Another Tory resignation prompts 'Red Wall' crunch vote

Scott Benton is the latest Tory to resign, prompting yet another by-election challenge for Rishi Sunak

Evening Standard

British Library acquires archive of SDP co-founder Shirley Williams

Exclusive: Papers, notebooks, letters, speeches and photos from 60-year career in public life donated by daughter

The Guardian - UK

Mapped: How tactical voting in general election could lead to Labour landslide bigger than 1997

Alarm bells for No 10 as anti-Conservative voting could see Tory wipeout – see how your area is affected

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Labour boosts election war chest with record quarter for funding

Donations and funds in second quarter were £10.4m, including £3m from David Sainsbury and £2.2m from business tycoon Gary Lubner

The Guardian - UK

Labour enjoys boost to election war chest as Tories recover from 2022 turmoil

Labour has raised almost £12 million already this year, while the Conservatives have received £22 million in donations.

The Independent UK

Lib Dem London mayoral candidate Rob Blackie would make Ulez ‘better targeted’

Mr Blackie said the recently-expanded clean air zone is too ‘blunt’ and should be ‘fairer’

Evening Standard

A Conservative win in Mid Bedfordshire might be the best result for progressives

Letter: Prof Roy Lowe on why Labour and the Liberal Democrats should battle it out in the byelection for Nadine Dorries’ newly vacated seat

The Guardian - UK

Tories warn ‘infighting’ after Nadine Dorries’ exit could hurt electoral chances

The Conservative Party has been roiled by blue-on-blue attacks after the former cabinet minister finally handed in her resignation.

The Independent UK

Labour confident it ‘can win’ Nadine Dorries’ Mid Bedfordshire seat

But the Lib Dems are also hopeful they can snap up the traditionally safe Tory constituency from third place in 2019.

The Independent UK

Labour and Lib Dems vie to snap up Nadine Dorries’ seat

A by-election is expected in the Mid Bedfordshire constituency within weeks after the Conservative former culture secretary finally resigned.

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The Guardian - UK

‘Staggering incompetence’: DfE under fire as new school buildings closed

Disruption as buildings shut due to safety fears while others under construction have had to be demolished

The Guardian - UK

Nearly 7,000 ambulance workers in England left in past year, figures show

Lib Dems say paramedics are ‘voting with their feet’ as number of staff leaving service rises 51% in three years

Evening Standard

Liberal Democrats reveal Rob Blackie as candidate to take on Sadiq Khan for London mayor

A prominent campaigner against Russian propaganda was on Friday selected as the Liberal Democrats’ London mayoral candidate.

The Independent UK

Lib Dems demand end to ‘Conservative circus’

Party leader Sir Ed Davey covered supporters in confetti shot from a canon that read ‘Get these clowns out of No 10’.

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The Week

Five key takeaways from 2023 by-elections

The Tories, Labour and the Liberal Democrats are all claiming positives after each party achieved a dramatic victory in yesterday’s by-elections.

Evening Standard

Analysis: Thumping double blow to the Tories, even if Ulez proved toxic for Labour in Uxbridge

‘Taken in the round, these by-election results do suggest that the Conservatives remain in deep electoral trouble,’ Politics Professor Sir John Curtice

The Guardian - UK

Byelection polls open with Rishi Sunak forecasting ‘tough’ fight to save seats

Opposition parties hope to overturn government majorities in three constituencies vacated by Tory MPs amid controversy

The Independent UK

Almost one in 20 GP appointments booked four weeks earlier – figures

The Liberal Democrats are calling on the Government to review GP access in rural areas.

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak admits crunch by-elections will prove ‘difficult’ for Tories

All eyes in Westminster will be on Thursday’s by-elections in Uxbridge and South Ruislip, Selby and Ainsty, and Somerton and Frome

The Independent UK

Sunak to face crunch by-elections as Tories battle to keep seats

All eyes in Westminster will be on the by-elections in Uxbridge and South Ruislip, Selby and Ainsty as well as Somerton and Frome on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Selby, Somerton and Uxbridge by-elections: Key statistics

It would take a very large swing in the popular vote for all three seats to change hands.

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