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BREAKING 🚨: It's official – the Conservatives will be ousted from power in Oxfordshire after a deal has been struck between the Lib Dems, Labour and Greens. It marks the end of 20 years of Tory rule in the county, following significant gains for the Lib Dems on 6 May.
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BREAKING: A new poll has shown that Jo Swinson is more popular than Jeremy Corbyn amongst Labour Remain voters. Corbyn: +3%.Swinson: +13%. (Net ratings, from Opinium).
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North Shropshire, a history:. 1832 🔵.1835 🔵.1837 🔵.1841 🔵.1843 🔵.1847 🔵.1848 🔵.1852 🔵.1857 🔵.1859 🔵.1865 🔵.1866 🔵.1867 🔵.1868 🔵.1874 🔵.1876 🔵.1880 🔵.1983 🔵.1987 🔵.1992 🔵.1997 🔵.2001 🔵.2005 🔵.2010 🔵.2015 🔵.2017 🔵.2019 🔵.2021 🔶.
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BREAKING: Survation have polled Jacob Rees Mogg’s seat in North East Somerset, and the results show a two horse race, with the Lib Dems within touching distance:. CON: 44% (-10).LDEM: 28% (+20).LAB: 14% (-20).BREX: 7% (+7).GRN: 3% (+1).
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BREAKING 🚨: The Liberal Democrats will officially be the third party in the House of Commons again. It is now mathematically impossible for the SNP to overtake them –– Ed Davey will get two guaranteed questions at PMQs a week, and a swathe of committee positions.
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NEW SURVATION CONSTITUENCY POLL:. SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE. LDEM: 40% (+22).CON: 36% (-16).LAB: 12% (-15).BXP: 7% (+7). An enormous swing here to the Lib Dems, showing again how useless the 2017 results are for tactical voting. Labour and the Tories have both collapsed.
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BREAKING: New bombshell MRP projection for Kensington constituency via @BestForBritain:. CON 31% (-11).LDEM 30% (+18).LAB 23% (-19).BXP 8%.GRN 7% (+5). Based on a very accurate data analysis method and polling of tens of thousands of people, the Lib Dems are once again surging.
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NEW SURVATION CONSTITUENCY POLL. WOKINGHAM. CON: 42% (-15).LDEM: 38% (+22).LAB: 12% (-13). Another colossal swing to the Lib Dems here, with them in striking distance of one of Parliament’s most notorious Brexiteers, John Redwood.
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BREAKING 🚨: Liberal Democrats gain Woodstock in Oxfordshire, sensationally unseating the Tory Leader of the Council.
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BOMBSHELL CONSTITUENCY POLL in Finchley and Golders Green:. LDEM: 33% (+26).CON: 25% (-22).LAB: 21% (-23). This sensational result would represent an enormous 24% swing from Con to Lib Dem, and would see Luciana Berger elected as MP for the north London seat. (via Survation).
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BREAKING: A new poll by Opinium has today shown that Labour voters prefer Jo Swinson to Jeremy Corbyn by a whopping 10% margin, as a Panelbase poll confirms the Lib Dem leader as the most popular party leader in Britain. Get the full story:
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NEW POLL:. CON 23%.LDEM 23%.BXP 21%.LAB 17%. Britain Elects/YouGov: figures if Boris Johnson becomes PM. The Lib Dems are neck and neck with the Tories, emphasising their message that only they can beat Boris and Farage. Labour trail in a distant fourth place.
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BREAKING: Sarah Wollaston has defected to the Liberal Democrats, in a huge coup for the party. It takes their MP count up to 14, and The Torch understands that more defections are very imminent.
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Sources in Brecon and Radnorshire are telling me that Boris Johnson was expected to come for a photo op today ahead of the by-election on Thursday, but couldn't be bothered to show up. Tories in the constituency reportedly spitting bullets.
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This week's YOUGOV POLL TRACKER:. CON: 31.6%.LDEM: 23.2%.LAB: 23.0%.BXP: 14.0%. The figure - over an average of three polls - shows the Lib Dems pulling ahead of Labour. It adds to the view that the next election is between a Tory Brexit, or stopping Brexit with the Lib Dems.
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One of the less noticed achievements of the Lib Dem campaign is that the party retained every single one of the seats it originally won through by-elections. That is an absolutely remarkable feat.
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NEW SURVATION CONSTITUENCY POLL: . PORTSMOUTH SOUTH. LDEM: 30% (+13).CON: 27% (-14).LAB: 24% (-17).BXP: 14% (+14). This poll decisively demonstrates that the 2017 results are misleading for tactical voting, with the Lib Dems leapfrogging both Labour and Tory.
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Jeremy Corbyn is telling lies again. Don't let him spread fake news and misinformation.
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BREAKING: John McDonnell confirms that Labour would allow no deal to happen if Jeremy Corbyn can’t get his own way. The move will exacerbate accusations that Labour cares only about protecting Corbyn’s ego, and will let the country burn to protect it.
BREAKING. John McDonnell tells me that “we’ll NEVER accept an interim government without Jeremy Corbyn as PM.”. Not even if a government led by a “impartial”/bipartisan PM was the only way to stop No Deal?.“No, cause it wouldn’t work and it won’t have the support of Labour MPs.”.
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BREAKING: Rebel Tories have categorically ruled out supporting Jeremy Corbyn as caretaker PM. This means that *even with the Lib Dems*, the numbers would not be there for Corbyn to be PM after a VONC. Needs to be led by "respected MP above current political fray", says Swinson.
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🚨🚨🚨 BREAKING: The Torch formally endorses the Liberal Democrats in the 2024 general election. Read our editorial explaining why, and retweet to spread the word:.
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BREAKING 🚨: DAVEY DECLARED MOST POPULAR PARTY LEADER. In a sensational YouGov poll released today, the Lib Dem leader obtained the highest net popularity figure, easily beating other party leaders like Sir Keir Starmer, Nigel Farage, Carly Dennier and Adam Ramsett.
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MAJOR BREAKING NEWS: In what could be one of the most important polls in recent British political history, the Liberal Democrats have leapfrogged Labour into second place, in a poll with a sample size of over 7000. This suggests they are now the main challengers to Nigel Farage.
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LONDON-SPECIFIC POLL (ie, a full poll, not a subsample) - for European elections:. LAB 24% (-12).BXP 20%.LDEM 17% (+10).GRN 14% (+5).CON 10% (-12). If borne out, there is a strong chance the Lib Dems could win not one but two MEPs on May 23rd. (YouGov/QMUL, 7-10 May, n=1015).
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WESTMINSTER VOTING INTENTION.(taken AFTER Johnson's win). CON 25% (-).LDEM 23% (+3).LAB 19% (-2).BXP 17% (-2).GRN 9% (+1). (YouGov/The Times). The poll shows an increasingly narrowing two-horse race between the Lib Dems and the Tories, shutting out minor parties like Labour.
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Westminster poll:. CON: 27% (-2).LAB: 24% (-).LDEM: 22% (+4).BREX: 16% (-1). via @Survation. This result marks Survation's highest score for the Liberal Democrats in nearly a decade, confirming the huge surge in support for the party since their pledge to revoke Article 50.
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NEW CONSTITUENCY POLL. FINCHLEY AND GOLDERS GREEN. CON: 43% (-4).LDEM: 36% (+29).LAB: 21% (-22). via Watermelon/Populus for the Jewish Chronicle. Labour are out of the picture in Finchley, as the seat hangs in the balance between Lib Dem @lucianaberger and the Conservatives.
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In LONDON, the Lib Dems sensationally have stormed into the lead. LDEM 24%.BXP 21%.LAB 19%.GRN 14%.CON 10%.CUK 6%. This would be a major victory in the capital, supplanting Labour for the first time ever. It would also see @IrinavonWiese and @dinesh_dhamija elected.
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We’re hearing that tactical voting is even stronger than expected in several constituencies — reports of Labour voters switching to the Lib Dems en masse in parts of Hertfordshire.
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BREAKING: Heidi Allen has defected to the Liberal Democrats, amidst rumours that "up to 20" extra MPs are now ready to do so. The move is a major coup for the Lib Dems, who are currently in second place in the polls, and poised to finally overtake Labour at the next election.
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BREAKING: WESTMINSTER POLL. CON: 32% (-).LDEM: 23% (+4).LAB: 21% (-2).BXP: 14% (-).GRN: 4% (-3). Via @YouGov / The Times. Lib Dems surge into second place as Labour continue their decline. Sets the scene for a Lib Dem vs Tory general election message.
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The Lib Dems have today come out in favour of a universal basic income (UBI), with acting leader Ed Davey signing a cross-party letter in favour. The Lib Dems are now the largest national party to support the move, which is targeted at ending poverty.
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Following a similar deal in Cambridgeshire, the news marks a significant erosion of the "Blue Wall", which is now under threat from the Lib Dems. Full story in the Oxford Mail:.
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NEW WESTMINSTER POLL.LIB DEMS SURGE INTO SENSATIONAL LEAD. LDEM 24% (+6).BXP 22% (+4).CON 18% (-7).LAB 18% (-7).GRN 8% (+2). YouGov/The Times, 31st May. The first time the Lib Dems have taken the lead since 2010. First time LAB/CON are out of the top two in polling history.
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BREAKING: Labour confirms that it believes the UK will be better off out of the EU, with Corbyn saying that he "recognises the result of the referendum and respects it". It means that the only major pro-EU party is the Liberal Democrats, who have pledged to stop Brexit on day 1.
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NEW EURO POLL:. BXP 34% (-1).LDEM 17% (+1).LAB 15% (-).GRN 11% (+1).CON 9% (-).CUK 4% (-1). (YouGov/Best for Britain, 8-17 May.n=9,260.Changes on last YouGov poll). This is the second European poll to put the Lib Dems ahead of Labour, with their lead growing.
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🚨 MAJOR BREAKING: Lib Dem members have scored a huge victory, succeeding in their efforts to keep national housing targets in the party's manifesto. The move marks a defeat for the party's NIMBY wing, who had tabled an anti-growth motion to do away with national targets.
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BREAKING 🚨: Welsh Liberal Democrat leader Jane Dodds wins election to the Senedd on the Mid and West Wales regional list, ensuring continued Lib Dem representation.
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LONDON MAYORAL VOTING INTENTION. Khan (LAB): 49% (+5).Bailey (CON): 28% (-7).Porritt (LDEM): 11% (+6).Berry (GRN): 10% (+4).Gammons (UKIP): 2% (-2). Changes from 2016 election. Source: Redfield and Wilton / @NewStatesman.
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YouGov Polling Average, 23/05 to present. BXP: 23.7%.LDEM: 21.1%.CON: 19.8%.LAB: 19.4%. The most accurate pollsters in 2019 are now putting Labour firmly in fourth place, as progressives, liberals and social democrats switch to the main progressive party, the Lib Dems.
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Anyone who doubts the importance of liberalism in 2024 needs to look at the Lib Dem manifesto:. 🩺 Free personal care for all.🏡 380,000 homes a year to kickstart growth.🏳️🌈 Defending *all* LGBTQ rights.✈️ Ending the Rwanda policy.🗳️ Fairer votes.🇪🇺 Rejoining the single market.
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BREAKING: FIVE PERCENT SURGE for the Lib Dems in a new Deltapoll poll released this evening. CON: 43% (-2).LAB: 30% (-).LDEM: 16% (+5). Other polling tonight has put the Lib Dems up two on 18%, and up one on 17%, showing a pattern of regaining ground against Lab/Con.
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Lib Dem GAIN: Perth City South. The first by-election victory of @EdwardJDavey's leadership. Congratulations to all involved!.
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NEW EUROPEAN ELECTIONS POLL:. BXP: 26%.LAB: 22% (-2).LDEM: 19% (+13).CON: 12% (-11).GRN: 10% (+3).UKIP: 3% (-23). (BMG/Independent, 7-10 May, n=1541).Changes on 2014 as no prior BMG poll to compare.
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BREAKING 🚨: Labour's new national campaign co-ordinator is Shabana Mahmood MP. In 2019, Mahmood supported anti-LGBT protestors at a school in her Birmingham constituency, doubting whether LGBT-inclusive relationships education was "age-appropriate".
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A new poll has revealed Vince Cable is Britain's most popular party leader:
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BREAKING: Lib Dems affirm commitment to ratification referendum including Remain option, and to campaign for an "exit from Brexit" #ldconf.
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BOMBSHELL poll for Cambridge via Survation:. LDEM: 39% (+10).LAB: 30% (-22).GRN: 12% (+10).CON: 10% (-6).BREX: 7% (+7). Suggests that the Lib Dems are a serious threat to Labour as well as Conservative MPs, with a huge swing coming to them in any election.
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The last person to lead a contingent of Liberal MPs this big was former Prime Minister HH Asquith in 1923. Liberals across Britain should be proud of this incredible achievement.
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New Westminster poll:. CON: 34% (+1).LDEM: 23% (+2).LAB: 21% (-1).BREX: 12% (-1).GRN: 5% (-). via @YouGov. In 3 of the last 4 YouGov polls, the Lib Dems have been level with or beating Labour, pointing to a permanent crossover. The Lib Dems are now the UK's main opposition party.
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MRP PROJECTION - CHELSEA AND FULHAM. CON: 38% (-15).LDEM: 31% (+20).LAB: 17% (-16).GRN: 7% (+5).BXP: 7%. via @BestForBritain/@YouGov/@focaldataHQ. Another huge swing from both Con and Lab to the Lib Dems here, proving once again that things have changed massively since 2017.
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Lib Dem source: "Boris Johnson was meant to come and support towards his candidate there - if he's beaten, the Tories have a working majority of just 1. But he hid away and missed his public appearance. Just shows the contempt he has for the voters of Brecon and Radnorshire.".
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This is LONDON. The Lib Dems are on the verge of overtaking Labour here in their own back garden, while the Greens are on the verge of defeating the Tories. Just over a 1% swing from pro-Brexit Labour to the Lib Dems would put the stop Brexit party in first place here.
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BREAKING NEW POLL🚨:. 🌹 LAB 42% (-3) .🌳 CON 18% (-1) .🔶 LDEM 13% (+3) . (via @RedfieldWilton). The Lib Dems' margin-of-error-busting rise of 3pts has them close in on the Tories, and is the second poll this week suggesting the party could become the Official Opposition.
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A new hypothetical opinion poll has put the Lib Dems emphatically in the lead. If the Tories and Labour both back Brexit (which they do), the Lib Dems end up on 30% of the vote - majority government territory. Swinson or Davey could end up being Prime Minister.
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BREAKING: Jo Swinson is the only party leader with a positive approval rating in London, according to a new poll by the @EveningStandard:. Swinson: +2%.Johnson: -29%.Corbyn: -45%. Via @YouGov. All figures are NET figures. Source:
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BREAKING: New leader of the Liberal Democrats, Jo Swinson, has tabled a motion of no confidence in the Tory government. She is urging Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party to support it. More on this as it emerges.
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Jo Swinson has emerged as the only party leader who doesn't have a negative approval score, according to @IpsosMORI. While Jeremy Corbyn languishes on -50%, Jo Swinson does not have a negative rating at all, a rare achievement for a politician in this polarised era.
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The media’s collective shrug at the Lib Dems achieving their best result in a century, unseating four Cabinet ministers and becoming a major political force again has been nothing short of appalling.
This is all definitely not aimed at British political journalists who've talked about VP picks more in the last six weeks than they've mentioned the Lib Dems.
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In the SOUTH EAST, the polls again have the Lib Dems routing Labour and the Tories. BXP 37%.LDEM 21%.GRN 11.1%.CON 10.9%.LAB 10%.CUK 5%. A huge advance for Remain parties here. @catherinemep would be thumpingly re-elected, with a colleague in @favershamfocus.
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🔶💥 String of Lib Dem gains just declared –– Cheltenham, Torbay, Chelmsford, Hazel Grove, Carshalton and Wallington. All gained from Conservative. The Blue Wall is collapsing.
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As hopes grow of a major Lib Dem revival, many activists are today appealing to "remember the lessons of Cleggmania". "A laser-like focus on our target seats will be essential to maximising the number of MPs we win," writes our source. "Campaign only where you've been asked to.".
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NEW 🔶: All 72 Lib Dem MPs vote against cutting winter fuel payments to vulnerable pensioners, some of whom receive less than £12,000 per year. "Liberals created state pension, triple locked state pensions, and are now defending pensioners from Labour's cuts," writes our editor.
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BREAKING 🚨: A new YouGov poll has shown a big surge for the Lib Dems. It comes after the party have led opposition to draconian restrictions on protest rights and controversial new police powers. CON: 42% (-1).LAB: 32% (-2).LD: 8% (+3). (img: Akira Suemori/The Times)
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BREAKING 🔶: The Lib Dems have voted en masse to scrap the two-child benefit cap, which has today been called "cruel and regressive". Meanwhile, the Labour government has whipped its MPs to support the cruel measure, even suspending the handful who defied the whip.
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🔶💥 Absolutely whopping Lib Dem gain in Eastbourne –– Josh Babarinde overturns a 7.9% majority and turns it into a *27%* majority for the Lib Dems.
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BREAKING: Lib Dem voting intention more than DOUBLES in the latest Westminster poll from Ipsos MORI:. CON: 40% (-4).LAB: 31% (-4).LDEM: 13% (+7).
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🔶💥 Lib Dem GAIN Harrogate and Knaresborough from Conservative. 15.8% swing from Con to LD. An absolutely HUGE victory for the Lib Dems.
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BREAKING 🚨: Labour and the Conservatives have formed an alliance to keep the Liberal Democrats from taking power in Stockport – despite the Lib Dems winning the most seats on 6 May. Some are tonight accusing Labour of 'rank hypocrisy' and being 'red Tories'.
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Jeremy Corbyn just talked about migrants in almost the exact same way UKIP did in their 2017 manifesto. Full story:
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NEW 🚨: Tory councillor sensationally admits “there is actually far more, if we are honest, in common between Labour and the Conservatives than between Lib Dems and Conservatives”. It comes as Labour discuss a proposal for a formal coalition with the Tories in Oxfordshire.
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FACT CHECK:. 🔸 Same-sex marriage was pioneered and driven by Lib Dem minister Lynne Featherstone. 🔸 A majority of Conservative MPs abstained on or voted against the legislation.
I was the first centre-right leader in the world to take the initiative and pass gay marriage. It's one of the achievements of which I'm proudest. Read my article in today’s @Independent as we celebrate 10 years of the Same Sex Marriage Act. #Pride2023
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BREAKING: The Lib Dems have overtaken the Tories to become the second largest national party in membership.
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Liberal Democrats gain Hendon ward in Sunderland from Labour, in their first gain of #LE2021. An incredible result for the Lib Dems who finished sixth here in 2019. And an abysmal result for Labour.
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With all councils now having declared, the Liberal Democrats have ended the 2021 local elections with a net gain of councillors, making it the third set of elections in a row that they have done so. (Source: @BBCNews).
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BREAK: The Liberal Democrats have recorded their highest membership numbers ever, with over 130,000 members and registered supporters. The figures include c. 118,000 full members, and 15,500 'registered supporters' with partial membership rights.
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With all the Labour shenanigans over the past few weeks over vaccine passports, police powers and LGBTQ+ rights, it looks like it's only the Lib Dems who people can trust to protect their rights to pints, protests and personal liberty.
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BREAKING: Major controversy is brewing at Lib Dem Conference: anti-prosperity, anti-Britain NIMBYs are distributing a leaflet branding the @YoungLiberalsUK pro-housing amendment as "a developers' charter". Some rumblings also that the leaflets emanate from high in the party. .
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BREAKING: Daisy Cooper, MP for St. Albans, has been unanimously elected as Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats.
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NEW 🚨: In a must-watch speech, Lib Dem leader Ed Davey delivers a searing rebuke to Tory plans to interfere with the courts, restrict protests and make voting harder. “These are the actions of despots, not democrats!”.
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DEBATES: Backlash against ITV's decision to host only Johnson and Corbyn for a debate is growing, as hundreds use the hashtag #DebateHer to demand that Jo Swinson be invited. As a petition circles, users are individually tweeting #DebateHer to contribute to it trending UK-wide.
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SCOTLAND EUROPEAN POLL. SNP: 38% (-1).BXP: 16% (+6).LAB: 16% (-4).CON: 11% (-5).LDEM: 10% (+4).GRN: 4% (+1).CUK: 2% (-2). (Panelbase, n=1021, changes on Apr). The Lib Dems are just 1% away from snatching the final seat from the Tories, in a clear Remain vs Brexit tactical battle.
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Today marks 17 years since the grotesque Section 28 was repealed, thanks to a motion tabled by @EdwardJDavey and the Lib Dems. This victory over social conservatism serves as a reminder of how important liberalism is for freedom and equality. We must continue the fight.
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The beginnings of a new Yellow Wall?. (And NB this map, courtesy of @NewStatesman, doesn't even include Wiltshire results yet, where the Lib Dems made significant gains on Thursday)
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At Lib Dem conference, grassroots members made their case, debated, and beat the leadership on housing targets. At Labour conference, the leadership will block members from discussing similarly vital issues. The difference between the parties is stark.
Labour is set to bar motions on the two-child benefit cap, Brexit and electoral reform from being debated at its conference, reveals @REWearmouth.
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In the SOUTH WEST, no two ways about it - it is a straight up fight between the Lib Dems and the Brexit Party. This follows major gains for the Lib Dems at the local elections. It looks like the Lib Dems are the party to back to beat Brexit. Greens tied with the Tories too.
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TORCH GNU-OMETER: Track what the numbers look like for a potential Corbyn caretaker government of national unity. At the moment, Corbyn is 32 votes short. Which means that *even with the Lib Dems*, he would need to persuade an extra 14 independents to support him.
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High-up sources have told The Torch that an electoral pact between the Lib Dems, Greens, Plaid, TIG and selected inds is currently being negotiated. When asked about Labour MPs, one source said they had been approached, "but refused to work cross-party in the national interest.".
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BREAKING: Labour accused of "splitting the progressive vote" as a new poll shows the Lib Dems surging, while the minor socialist party languishes in a clear third. Lib Dem source: "Any election is clearly between no deal with the Tories, or stopping Brexit with the Lib Dems."
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In the EAST OF ENGLAND, the Lib Dems have once again emerged as the main opposition party. BXP 39.9%.LDEM 17%.LAB 15%.GRN 10%.CON 9%.CUK 4%. Would potentially lead to two Lib Dem MEPs being elected in Anglia, with a Green also in the running.
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“The position of the Labour Party is incoherent, inconsistent, and lacking leadership. I call on other Labour members to join me in concluding that the only candidates to support are the Liberal Democrats.”. Former Labour MP Andrew MacKinlay at the Lib Dem rally this evening.
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BREAK: The Lib Dems have launched another flagship policy today, pledging £11bn in new funding for mental health services. It would involve making prescriptions free for mental health patients, targeting funding at young people, and expanding mental health staffing.
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We desperately need a new movement of Lib Dem candidates, councillors and Parliamentarians who are unequivocally committed to building housing of all kinds and in all locations as a matter of urgency. It's either that or generations are locked out of home ownership forever.
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🔶💥 Massive Lib Dem gain in North East Hampshire, overturning a *34%* majority and ousting former Environment Secretary Ranil Jayawardena.
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The Government insists elections have to go ahead, but has banned volunteers from delivering leaflets to their communities. Meanwhile, paid deliveries are still allowed – benefitting parties bankrolled by millionaires like the Tories. This is a stitch-up of epic proportions.
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You cannot trust the Labour Party to defend LGBT rights.
🗣️ Asked by The Times if trans women with gender recognition certificates have the right to enter women-only spaces, the Labour leader said: “No. They don’t have that right". Follow the latest updates at our live blog ⬇️ .
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BREAKING: The Torch understands that major news is set to be released shortly as to the delay to the Lib Dem leadership election. Our sources suggest that the decision may be suspended or reversed after huge backlash and questions as to the constitutionality of the decision.
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LIBERAL HISTORY: Happy birthday to the NHS, founded 69 years ago today - the brainchild of great Liberal reformer William Beveridge!
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📊 Mid Bedfordshire by-election projection:. 🔶 LIB DEM: 59% (+47).🔵 CON: 27% (-33).🟢 GRN: 6% (+2).🟣 REF: 4% (+4).⚪️ CUK: 2% (+2).🩷 BLB: 1% (+1).👏🏼 JEB: 1% (+1).🔴 LAB: 0.00001% (-21). Wow, such different results from equally statistically valid projection processes!
📊 Mid Bedfordshire by-election projection:. 🔴 LAB 32% (+11).🔵 CON 29% (-31).🟠 LD 13% (+1).🟣 REF 9% (+9).🟢 GRN 6% (+2).⚪️ OTH 11% (+9). Labour GAIN from Conservative (21% swing)
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