Wednesday 17 August, 2022
The former cabinet minister defeated Layla Moran to lead the party.
An inquiry found politicians “turned a blind eye” to child abuse to avoid scandals.
Boris Johnson’s oft-repeated slogan presented voters with an obvious choice.
It was an exhaustive night of counting and a momentous election for the future of the UK.
Swinson is facing her first election as Lib Dem leader.
The Tories received 87% of donations over £7,500 in the week after 6 November,
The Lib Dems have 20 MPs and are polling at 16%.
Johnson will attempt to call an election for a third time tomorrow.
“I am ready to take our party into a general election and win it,” new leader Jo Swinson said.
The Brexit Party and the Greens have also both seen gains.
Ashdown led the Liberal Democrats for over a decade, and helped to broker peace arrangements in former Yugoslavia.
Farron announced his resignation from the post today.
The Liberal Democrats leader is looking to turn his party’s fortunes around in next month’s UK general election.
The UK party launched its election manifesto today.
Meanwhile, Theresa May has said a potential alliance of opposition parties would be a “coalition of chaos”.
Tim Farron’s comments have been criticised by some, but others have defended him.
… from a Brexit point of view at least. But could it bring about a border poll?
Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron said the election is a chance for the UK “to avoid a disastrous hard Brexit”.
The British-born woman married Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in 2000.
The Liberal Democrats have called for cannabis to be legalised.
The UK politician was opposed to the Iraq War during his time as leader.
Taoiseach Enda Kenny has send his congratulations, and said he’s looking forward to building on their “very close relationship”.
The opinion polls were wrong and David Cameron is almost certainly continuing his stint in Downing Street.
It’s been a lacklustre campaign and the outcome in many constituencies is a foregone conclusion tonight, including in Liverpool.
Just 42 votes separated the winning Labour candidate and her Conservative rival in 2010. Now a second generation Irishman is targeting the seat for the Tories.
The Lib Dem leader declined.
Paddy Ashdown is not familiar with being on the fence.
In a closely-fought race it appears neither the Conservatives nor Labour will emerge victorious on 7 May.
All three party leaders have pulled out of Prime Minister’s Questions to head north.
David Ward is facing disciplinary action from his Liberal Democrat party.
MPs voted by 400 to 175 to approve the draft law, despite a split in David Cameron’s Conservative party over the issue.
Chris Huhne made a last minute plea change in court this morning, admitted to perverting the court of justice over a speeding case ten years ago.
Polls for a number of British papers show Nigel Farage’s party enjoying 14 per cent of the vote, an all-time high.
A new report by MPs wants drug laws overhauled – and retailers of ‘legal highs’ to be held liable for any harm the products cause.
The 33rd annual conference of European liberals will be taking place in Dublin next month.
Jeremy Hunt was the surprised appointment to the Ministry of Health as David Cameron conducted his first reshuffle since taking office over two years ago
