Candidates to be placed in 30 constituencies where party would need 12% swing to topple sitting ToryThe Lib Dems have identified 30 Tory seats mostly in the south of England where they want to “turn the blue wall yellow” at the next election, including…
Johnson faces trust crisis as sleaze shatters faith in MPs
Poll reveals huge public cynicism, with just 5% of respondents believing politicians work for public goodTrust in politicians to act in the national interest rather than for themselves has fallen dramatically since Boris Johnson became prime minister, …
Proportional representation would spell disaster for Labour. Party members should reject it | Richard Johnson
PR would make Labour majorities all but impossible, yet give the Lib Dems a permanent foothold on powerRichard Johnson is a lecturer in politics at Queen Mary University of LondonAt Labour’s annual conference this week, a motion is to be put forward ca…
National insurance hike to hit NHS and care staff with £900m tax bill
Exclusive: Tax rise will inflict ‘terrible’ financial toll on health and social care workers, analysis findsBoris Johnson’s national insurance hike to fund health and social care will hit NHS and care workers with a £900m tax bill, the Guardian can rev…
UK gas supply robust and talk of three-day week ‘alarmist and misguided’, says business secretary – politics live
Latest updates: Kwasi Kwarteng makes Commons statement after talks with energy companies and watchdogNo 10 dismisses ‘winter of discontent’ warnings amid energy crisis talksJohnson defends trade secretary after climate crisis denial tweetsMeeting Cop26…
Tory party has ‘ugly’ values under Boris Johnson, says Ed Davey
Lib Dem leader emphasises vulnerability of Conservative seats in ‘blue wall’ in conference speechBoris Johnson has reshaped the Conservative party to his own “ugly” values, Ed Davey has argued, using his speech to the Liberal Democrat conference to mak…
Tories repelled by Johnson can help the Lib Dems knock down the blue wall | Andrew Rawnsley
Ed Davey, the Lib Dem’s leader, has decided to stake his party’s chips on trying to take seats off the ConservativesThe world is hanging on every word from the virtual conference of Britain’s Liberal Democrats this weekend, as no one ever said. The Lib…
The Guardian view of Lib Dem strategy: bringing down the blue wall | Editorial
Boris Johnson’s record of incompetence and dishonesty has given Sir Ed Davey an opportunityElectoral history is full of upsets, but few are as stunning as the Liberal Democrats’ byelection victory in Chesham and Amersham, deep in the heart of Tory Brit…
Lib Dems propose ban on new listings of fossil fuel companies on LSE
Exclusive: proposal part of party’s plan to give City of London a lead role in helping UK tackle climate crisisNew listings of fossil fuel companies would be immediately banned on the London Stock Exchange as part of a proposal by the Liberal Democrats…