- Sir Ed Davey, leader of the Liberal Democrats, called for a new written constitution, dubbed a “new Magna Carta”, during his party's spring conference on Sunday.
- Davey said the proposed constitution would need to safeguard fundamental commitments such as human rights, the NHS and freedom of expression, making Britain resistant to “authoritarian creeps like Donald Trump”.
- Davey emphasised that this new legal framework would enshrine values including the rule of law, universal human rights, a free press and universal healthcare.
- He also advocated for Britain to decouple its nuclear deterrent from its reliance on American maintenance, arguing that Trump's actions demonstrate the US is no longer a consistently dependable ally.
- The Liberal Democrat leader criticised Reform UK and Nigel Farage in the context of his constitutional proposals, and implicitly critiqued Labour's suggestions regarding jury trials.
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Davey demands ‘new Magna Carta’ to protect Britain from ‘authoritarian creeps like Trump’
