Lib Dems ‘warming to Ed Miliband’
By Ian Dunt Liberal Democrats are warming to Ed Miliband following his comments on the Iraq war, a new poll suggests. Research conducted by PoliticsHome showed 47% of Lib Dems had a better impression of him after he told the Labour conference the decision to invade Iraq was “wrong”. Lib Dems were also the only […]
Huhne ‘leaves the Lib-Lab door open’
By politics.co.uk staff Chris Huhne has reportedly left open the possibility of working with Ed Miliband at Labour’s conference in Manchester. The energy and climate change secretary appeared at Labour’s conference amidst bitter anti-Lib Dem rhetoric and admitted that many voters had chosen Liberal Democrat candidates in order to keep the Conservatives out. He dismissed […]
Lib Dem MP rejects seduction allegations
By politics.co.uk staff A Liberal Democrat MP accused of seducing a female constituent has flatly denied any improper involvement. It was alleged in the Sunday Times that Mike Hancock, MP for Portsmouth South, who is married, had exploited the vulnerability of a 36-year old woman, known to have mental health problems. A spokesman for Mr […]
A week in politics: Secret glee of the Lib Dems
Here’s our summary of the last seven days in British politics – in which the Lib Dems have finally come to terms with being in power. By Alex Stevenson The Liberal Democrats’ first autumn conference with the party in power for 65 years was always going to an unusual event. The extra security, media presence […]
Poll: Cable topples Clegg to become most popular Lib Dem
By Peter Wozniak Nick Clegg is only the third most popular Lib Dem amongst his own party, whilst Vince Cable’s critique of capitalism struck a chord with voters, a poll has shown. The poll by PoliticsHome sees Mr Clegg, who at the height of the election campaign’s ‘Cleggmania’ was the most popular leader since Winston […]
Liverpool 2010: What the Lib Dems are really thinking
Neither triumphant nor panicking, the Lib Dem mindset is as on the fence as ever. By Alex Stevenson “Cautious optimism” is how one delegate put it. This is the party’s first conference in power for 65 years. There has been real delight at introducing ministers of state on to the stage. The security arrangements have […]
Sketch: Too early for Trident excitement
It may have been early, but that didn’t stop Lib Dems from getting hung up – while hungover – on Trident. By Alex Stevenson 9am is never a good time for party conferences. Most right-thinking delegates are crawling out of bed, nursing a hangover after the celebrations of the night before. The heady thrills of […]
Cable speech in full
“I have come to account to you, Conference, for the work I have been carrying out in the Coalition Government. I have managed to infuriate the bank bosses; acquire a fatwa from the revolutionary guards of the trades union movement; frighten the Daily Telegraph with a progressive graduate payment; and upset very rich people who […]
Vince Cable goes to war against capitalism
By politics.co.uk staff Vince Cable has offered a stark warning to the financial sector, promising tough government action against “the murky world of corporate behaviour”. In a sign that the business secretary feels the need to calm Liberal Democrat jitters over the deficit reduction plan, he spent his key note speech to the party conference […]
Huhne speech in full
Read Chris Huhne’s speech to the Liberal Democrat conference in full on politics.co.uk. “Conference, we face many challenges. An unfair tax system. Withered personal freedoms. The biggest gap between tax and spending in the top 20 developed economies. But when we have got the deficit down, and the economy up, when the Freedom Bill is […]
