The Latest Breaking News from Ed Davey

On the eve of the Lib Dem conference, party leader talks up importance of social care – and being constructive

Speaking to The Standard, he says: ‘We made a massive demolition job on the Blue Wall. But there is more to go.’

Sir Keir Starmer’s approval ratings have dropped from plus 7 to 0 but he is still more popular than Rishi Sunak

In first interview since the election, leader says party’s 72 MPs have a platform for the next parliament

As a childhood reader of spy novels, I acquired high expectations of the secret world. British spies would be flamboyant and exceptional Bond-types. But looking around the post-university scene, I realise that all the people I knew who became spies are dull. There was the humdrum civil service fast streamer…

Ed couldn’t recall his first letter from Alan Bates but couldn’t explain why he replied telling Bates to stop bothering him

Ex-postal affairs minister admits to inquiry that response was ‘poorly judged’ and says sorry to people who had lives ruined

Watch as Sir Ed Davey gave evidence to the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry on Thursday, 18 July.

Davey, Jo Swinson and Vince Cable all held coalition posts at the time of the Post Office scandal, but Tory ex-ministers will be subject to hardest questions