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‘Flying Scotsman’ who led the Lib Dems from the front

OBITUARY: Olympic sprinter, barrister and long-serving MP, Ming Campbell became a respected elder statesman of the Liberal Democrats, known for his principled stance on foreign affairs and quiet authority in Westminster

The Independent UK

Menzies Campbell: Liberal Democrat leader ousted as ‘too old’

As the party’s foreign affairs spokesman he led opposition to Tony Blair’s invasion of Iraq.

Evening Standard

Professor John Curtice — things you didn’t know about TV's most famous general election expert

All you need to know about Professor John Curtice, the eminent TV general election guru.

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‘I want Labour to come into power so I’m voting Lib Dem’: tactical voting threatens blue wall Tories

Lib Dems and Labour try to persuade voters to lend support, as Grant Shapps is among ‘big beasts’ who look vulnerable

The Guardian - UK

Jo Goldie obituary

Other lives: District nurse who served the same Somerset village across her entire career

The Guardian - UK

Before we get to the election, Lib Dems need to raise their sights and up their game

They pulled off some spectacular byelection victories over the Tories, but their poll rating is consistently underwhelming

The Guardian - UK

Selby, Somerton and Uxbridge by-election results: Key statistics

Sir Ed Davey is the first leader of any political party to win four by-elections since Paddy Ashdown.

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Lib Dems eye return to West Country strongholds with Somerton and Frome win

Sir Ed Davey said the victory showed the Lib Dems were ‘firmly back’ in one of their former heartlands.

The Independent UK

Revealed: Ukraine’s chilling warning to Tony Blair about Putin two decades before invasion

Official files shine light on former PM’s aims and fears – and surprising correspondences – while in No 10

The Independent UK

Labour divided over tactical voting to block Tories at by-elections

Exclusive: Starmer and Davey urged to strike informal deal – as new figures show success of tactical voting campaign

The Independent UK

‘We didn’t show we cared enough. We won’t make that mistake twice’: Ed Davey on love, loss and the Lib Dems

After the Lib Dems’ triumph in the local elections, their leader talks about his ‘mission’ to get rid of the Tories, the tragedies that blighted his childhood, and how caring for his disabled son has shaped his politics

The Guardian - UK

16 times our MPs and First Ministers said monarchy should be scrapped - including ex-PM

When King Charles takes his oath to become head of state at Westminster Abbey, he will be painfully aware that support for the monarchy isn't universal - and that includes among MPs in Parliament

Daily Mirror

'Terrorised' Manchester shopping centre was commercial disaster patrolled by 'machine gun-toting teen'

One prominent MP who claims he was threatened at the shopping centre described Moss Side as 'a foul tumour' close to Manchester's heart

Manchester Evening News

‘Ambition greater than ability’: Liz Truss’s rise from teen Lib Dem to would-be PM

We look at the shapeshifting Tory leadership candidate who loves to promote Thatcher comparisons

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Daily Mirror

Liz Truss calls on businesses to help pay for £250m Royal Yacht branded 'vanity project'

The Foreign Secretary, vying to become the next Prime Minister, also said she regretted comments she made as a teenager in which she called for the monarchy to be scrapped

Daily Mirror

Teenage Liz Truss calls for monarchy to be scrapped in rousing Lib Dem speech

The Foreign Secretary may currently be vying to become Tory Party leader, but during her student days at Oxford her political affiliations were vastly different - as she headed the university's Liberal Democrat group

The Independent UK

The 6 weirdest Liberal Democrat election victory stunts

The Lib Dems have a penchant for visual metaphors to attract media attention

The Guardian - UK

Mark Wheeler obituary

Other lives: Historian of Yugoslavia and adviser to Paddy Ashdown in Bosnia-Herzegovina

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