Former party president beats Norman Lamb in bid to replace Nick Clegg
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The former Liberal Democrat leader was an inspiration to his party and the outside world.
Three parties must now choose new leaders. Labour has a number of candidates jockeying for position.
The Lib Dems had just five seats in the 1950s – their eight remaining MPs should take heart.
Such an unexpected general election result was bound to throw up more than its share of ‘Portillo moments’.
With 63% of the country not voting Tory, the result throws up its own question of legitimacy.
A stunning surprise put the Conservatives back in power with no need for a coalition, while the Scottish nationalists stormed to victory north of the border. What now?
We knew this would be a bad night for the Lib Dems but few predicted it’d be this bad. Vince Cable, Danny Alexander, Simon Hughes, Jo Swinson, Ed Davey, Lynne Featherstone and many others have lost their…
Clegg’s party has difficulty painting a positive picture of the EU.
Losing seats but gaining power is likely to be an apt title for any book written about the Lib Dems 2015 election experience.
A minority Labour administration might govern the UK despite finishing runner-up in both England and Scotland.
Treasury minister does the dirty on coalition partners in 11th hour bid to win back votes.
Some small victories aside, neither party comes out shining.
The Liberal Democrats’ 2015 campaign has ditched ideology and emphasised concrete policy plans – not a good move when they’re struggling to be heard.
Labour and the Lib Dems have clashed over whether crime is going up or down. Which is it?
The Liberal Democrats’ tax plans are unlikely to make much of a difference.
Surprise! Almost everyone supports gay marriage (even UKIP voters).
There are two types of election campaign; one consists of leader debates, speeches by politicians, press releases and photo opportunities organised by the national parties, together with media interviews…
Voters in the UK are again looking beyond the traditional two-party system and look set to put paid to a famous proposition of political science.
Lib Dem energy minister Ed Davey says renewable electricity has soared under the coalition. Is he right?
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