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Liberal Democrats plan to focus election campaign on ultra-local issues

Approach mirrors recent byelection successes but has some members at conference expressing concern

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s political debate is lacking bold, radical policies. This is your moment, Lib Dems

Ed Davey should go big on Europe, the economy and the environment at the party conference this week, says Max von Thun, a former adviser to the party

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

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Lib Dems to attack Tories on NHS and pensions triple lock, Ed Davey says

The leader says his party is focusing on the NHS and protecting pensions to woo Conservatives in rural heartlands

The Guardian - UK

Coogan and Vorderman back tactical voting calls at Lib Dem conference

Videos from Carol Vorderman and Steve Coogan supporting call played at party’s annual conference in Bournemouth

The Guardian - UK

Steve Coogan and Carol Vorderman back Lib Dem calls for electoral reform

The celebrities are set to make appearances in video messages shown at the party conference in Bournemouth.

The Independent UK

Cameron and Clegg considered audacious electoral pact in 2015

Senior Tory and Lib Dem MPs were behind the plan, new book reveals

The Guardian - UK

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Statutory shared parental pay would be doubled under Lib Dem proposals

New parents are currently eligible for 37 weeks of shared paid leave, which the party wants to extend to 46 weeks.

The Independent UK

Lib Dems promise to double statutory pay for parental leave

Exclusive: Ed Davey’s party to offer huge increase in payments and expand time off by nine weeks

The Independent UK

OPINION - The Standard View: Rupert Murdoch’s reign was one like no other

The announcement would have made for extraordinary timing, whether or not it occurred part-way through the Standard’s serialisation of The Fall: The End of the Murdoch Empire by Michael Wolff.

Evening Standard

1p tax on every new clothing item to tackle fast fashion among Lib Dem proposals

The levy would apply to new garments for sale on the UK market, with the proceeds ringfenced for improving local recycling facilities.

The Independent UK

Labour threaten to report Lib Dems to police over by-election ‘lies and smears’

Campaign to win Nadine Dorries’ old seat turns nasty, with Labour accused of ‘cheap stunts’

The Independent UK

The Lib Dems are struggling when they should be flying: should they leap in where Labour fears to tread?

The party needs a radical approach if it wants to be seen as any more than a tactical vote to get rid of the Tories, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Labour and Tories neck and neck in byelection race for Mid Beds, poll says

Survey reveals Labour more likely than Lib Dems to overturn Conservatives’ 25,000 majority in Nadine Dorries’s former seat

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‘Lib Dems will raze this place to the ground’: Mid Beds byelection duel could gift seat to Tories

A split-vote Conservative victory is seen as ‘a serious threat’ as Labour and Lib Dems battle for Nadine Dorries’s former seat

The Independent UK

Tactical voting in general election could spell Tories’ worst defeat in 100 years

Exclusive: Tories heading for even bigger election wipeout, says shock new poll, as groundswell of anti-Conservative sentiment set to drive party to worst result in more than a century

Evening Standard

Lib Dem London mayoral candidate Rob Blackie would make Ulez ‘better targeted’

Mr Blackie said the recently-expanded clean air zone is too ‘blunt’ and should be ‘fairer’

The Independent UK

Labour and Lib Dem vote split could let Tories win in Mid Bedfordshire, says polling guru John Curtice

Sunak’s party ‘could still hang on’ despite vote collapse, says polling guru

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The Guardian - UK

Income of Labour and Lib Dems up as Tory funds fall, accounts show

Newly released figures seem to show ebbing financial support for Conservatives

The Independent UK

Drivers delayed by increasing number of roadworks caused by water leaks – data

The total number of roadworks caused by leaks since January 2020 was 208,407, according to analysis by the Lib Dems.

The Independent UK

Sir Ed Davey calls for more action on food inflation with visit to Dorries’ seat

Analysis by the Lib Dems shows the price of what the party describes as a typical weekly shop has increased by 37% in two years.

The Guardian - UK

Neal Lawson on the threat of expulsion by Labour: ‘They are making sure no one on the left has a platform’

The founder of Compass has been a Labour member for over 40 years. But last month he was invited to defend himself over a two-year-old tweet - and he now awaits the party’s judgment

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s stumble in Uxbridge shows Keir Starmer how to put the party on a firmer footing

The party is congratulating itself on its win in Selby but has critical lessons to learn from its failure in London

The Guardian - UK

Starmer and Labour may need a bigger target seat list after historic Selby win

The Labour leader carries a little list in his pocket – but after overturning a 20,000 Tory majority, his party can set its sights higher

The Guardian - UK

After the byelections, Starmer’s path to power is clear: revulsion at the Tories is essential – but not enough

After 13 years of Conservative misrule, the party has to offer something else besides reassurance says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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