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Lib Dems receive ‘transformational’ £1m boost to election war chest

The windfall, the Liberal Democrats’ biggest since 2019, is said to be enough to recruit extra staff in dozens of seats

The Independent UK

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 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

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

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

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 National (Scotland)

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Battles, old flames and key narratives: a look ahead to conference season

From Liz Truss to Jeremy Corbyn, Brexit to net zero, who are the key figures and crucial issues to look out for at the main party conferences?

The Guardian - UK

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

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

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The Independent 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

The Guardian - UK

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 Independent 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.

Evening Standard

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’

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The Guardian - UK

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 Independent 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.

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.

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