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The Latest Breaking News from the Lib Dems

Labour wins big but the UK’s electoral system is creaking

Voters turned away from a deeply unpopular party but the true story of this election is more complex

The Guardian - UK

Ed Davey's Lib Dems topple four Cabinet ministers as they win record number of seats

Lib Dems defeat Education Secretary Gillian Keegan, Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer, Science Secretary Michelle Donelan and Justice Secretary Alex Chalk

Evening Standard

Friday briefing: A long night – and a new prime minister

In today’s newsletter: What you need to know about an extraordinary set of election results that will see Keir Starmer enter No 10

The Guardian - UK

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Starmer vows to deliver after landslide victory as Farage hands Labour power

Labour leader promises national renewal after Rishi Sunak concedes defeat following dismal night for the Tories

The Independent UK

The 2024 election’s ‘Portillo moments’: which ‘Big Beasts’ have lost their seats?

Defeats of Penny Mordaunt, Gillian Keegan, Grant Shapps and Liz Truss among the jaw-dropping moments of election night

The Guardian - UK

Lib Dems oust four cabinet ministers as they win record number of seats

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

The Guardian - UK

Labour landslide as Tories on course for historic defeat – and Reform surge: your guide to the night ahead

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

The Guardian - UK

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Who is Ed Davey? Life-saving Lib Dem leader with a tragic past and disabled son

Ed Davey has won record seats for the Lib Dems at the general election. To do so, he’s done some eye-catching stunts during the campaign, but his life story is even more arresting

Evening Standard

‘This ain’t a culture war’: the UK women who feel politically homeless

Many are frustrated at failures to tackle inequality, the climate and Labour’s struggle to define a woman

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: How undecided voters could shape the UK general election

In today’s newsletter: 12% of the electorate are believed to be undecided about how to vote, and they might change the demographic of voters. Could the polls be wrong?

The Guardian - UK

Ed Davey uses bungee jump to hail ‘once-in-a-century election’

Lib Dem leader says public’s dislike of Tories and tactical voting offer chance to change UK’s political geography

The Guardian - UK

Inside the betting scandal-hit constituencies where Tories and Labour have withdrawn support for candidates

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

The Independent UK

Lib Dems step up frantic tactical voting effort to oust Conservatives in blue wall

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

The Guardian - UK

Pollster warns only one election question to be answered: ‘How big is the Tory loss?’

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

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: Lib Dems are on the march — but what do they stand for?

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…

Evening Standard

'Tear down the Blue Wall,' Ed Davey urges London and commuter belt voters

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

Evening Standard

Election joker Sir Ed Davey may have last laugh as his personal rating jumps - new poll

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

The Independent UK

Is Jeremy Hunt heading for his Portillo moment? On campaign trail as chancellor fights to keep Surrey blue

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

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The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak accused of failing to order probe into 17 potential breaches of ministerial code

Rishi Sunak has been accused of eroding the public’s trust in politics by failing to order investigations into more than a dozen potential breaches of strict ethics rules during his time as prime minister.

The Guardian - UK

I’m really excited about this election – and even Nigel Farage can’t extinguish my delight

The prospect of kicking out the Tories? However much time and effort you are spending managing your expectations, that outcome remains delicious, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

‘I hope he loses’: Jeremy Hunt facing uphill battle in Godalming as voters long for change

Many describe Hunt as a good local MP but some are looking to tactical voting to punish the Conservatives

The National (Scotland)

The David Duguid factor could spread into this seat

IT’S a mystery that might have left even Sherlock Holmes stumped: who or what made the Liberal Democrats vanish in a puff of smoke in Gordon?

The Guardian - UK

Small parties’ surge offers opportunity and risk for Labour as ‘big two’ vote share poised to fall

The failings of the first past the post system are exposed amid an unprecedented fracturing of political support that signals dangers for the winning party

The Independent UK

Sunak warned he has two weeks to persuade Tory voters back from Reform or face humiliation

Sunak is on the ropes as one poll puts Reform ahead of the Tories and a second sees gap close again

Evening Standard

General Election London: Conservatives face tough fight to hang on in the capital

Labour’s top target in London is Chingford & Woodford Green, where the Conservative candidate is former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith.

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