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  1. Derby Telegraph published Labour in show of power as it votes to scrap rivals' decisions
    Derby Telegraph logo Derby Telegraph 1 hour ago

    LABOUR has wielded its new-found voting power to elect the city's new leader and reinstate two disbanded committees. Councillor Paul Bayliss took to the stage of the Darwin Suite at the Assembly Rooms last night as leader of Derby City Council at the... Full Article at Derby Telegraph

  2. Liverpool Lib Dems waive seat on ‘crisis-hit’ Merseytravel and urge Labour-run body to get back on track
    Liverpool Echo logo Liverpool Echo 1 hour ago

    Liberal Democrats waived their seat on “crisis-hit” Merseytravel to let the Labour-dominated authority “sort itself out”. The organisation became mired in controversy over a report passed to the district auditor which alleged it may have breached... Full Article at Liverpool Echo

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    GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - MAY 04: Nicola Sturgeon, Deputy Scottish National Party (SNP) leader, celebrates during the Scottish local election count at the Scottish Exhibtion and Conference centre on May 4, 2012 in Glasgow, Scotland. The SNP failed to win...

    GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - MAY 04: Nicola Sturgeon, Deputy Scottish National Party (SNP) leader, celebrates during the Scottish local election count at the Scottish Exhibtion and Conference centre on May 4, 2012 in Glasgow, Scotland. The SNP failed to win... View Photo »

  4. I know the Lib Dems don't have much chance round here, but I am going to vote for them because they stand for...
    SOURCE: Liberal England Blog 2 weeks ago
  5. East Grinstead Courier and Observer published Lib Dems say they are not just 'kind face' of coalition
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    Lib Dems must "further establish their position" with local voters while in Government with the Conservatives, says the town's party chairman. Mid Sussex and East Grinstead Liberal Democrats chairman Paul Johnson has said the party should be proud of... Full Article at This Is Sussex

  6. The Cornishman published Warning to Lib Dems
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    The two councillors that resigned from the Lib Dems in the last two weeks are the start of a "drip feed" of desertions according to the leader of Cornwall's Independent group. Councillor John Wood welcomed Chris Pascoe and former shadow education... Full Article at This is Cornwall

  7. £32m targeted at deprived pupils
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    Science teacher Lin Lixun in Bishan Park, Singapore on 26 April, 2012

    The Welsh government has also stressed that each individual school will be able to decide how it spends its allocation of money to best improve attainment. 'Key policy' Deputy Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat leader, Nick Clegg said it was a key Lib... Full Article at BBC News

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    British Opposition Conservative Party Leader David Cameron listens to a question during a breakfast meeting with servicemen and women in Exeter, in south-west england, on April 22, 2010. Britain's main party leaders square up for a second pre-election...

    British Opposition Conservative Party Leader David Cameron listens to a question during a breakfast meeting with servicemen and women in Exeter, in south-west england, on April 22, 2010. Britain's main party leaders square up for a second pre-election... View Photo »

  9. Of course the Conservatives can't do everything that we would like to do in government because we are in coalition within the Liberal Democrats.
    – William Hague SOURCE: Channel News Asia 2 weeks ago
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  11. Plymouth Herald published New world
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    WE NOW have commitments from the new council leader Cllr Tudor Evans to focus on cleaning up the dog mess in parks. Can I also suggest that there are other key priorities for any expenditure that might come along in the next few years? However, with a... Full Article at Western Morning News

  12. No 10 Adviser Attacks 'Socialist' Vince Cable
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  13. Tory MPs will get a free vote on gay marriage as issue is a 'matter of conscience'
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    Tory critics of plans to legalise gay marriage are to be appeased with a free vote on the issue as a ‘matter of conscience’. In a significant concession which will dismay the Lib Dems, Downing Street sources said the Prime Minister believed MPs should... Full Article at Daily Mail - UK

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  2. British Opposition Conservative Party Leader David Cameron listens to a question during a breakfast meeting with servicemen and women in Exeter, in south-west england, on April 22, 2010. Britain's main party leaders square up for a second pre-election TV debate Thursday, with all eyes...
  3. Samantha Cameron, wife of British Conservative Party Leader David Cameron, leaves her home in London, on May 11, 2010. David Cameron said Tuesday it was 'decision time' for third-placed Liberal Democrats about whether to share power either with his party or Labour, after deadlocked...
  4. ROSYTH, SCOTLAND - MAY 02: Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime minister and Leader of the Liberal Democrats with Willie Rennie and Jo Swinson, joined the Scottish Liberal Democrats local election campaign on May 2, 2012 in Rosyth,Scotland. Mr Clegg and Scottish Liberal Democrats leader Willie...
  5. LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 27: Jeremy Hunt, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, leaves his home on April 27, 2012 in London, England. Simon Hughes, the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats, has called for an inquiry into whether Mr Hunt breached the ministerial code of...
  6. LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 20: (L-R) Sarah Brown, Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Sally Bercow, Former Prime Minister Tony Blair, Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman and Leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg wait the arrival of Queen Elizabeth II who addressed both Houses of...
  7. NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - MARCH 11: Delegate calling himself, Body Art the Extreme Ink leaves the hall following the vote on the NHS reform bill at the Spring Forum on March 11, 2012 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Party activists have voted at the spring conference to oppose the...
  8. NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - MARCH 11: Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrat Nick Clegg gives his key note speech at the Spring Forum on March 11, 2012 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Clegg told delegates this month's budget will include more tax cuts for those...
  9. NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - MARCH 11: Vicky Pryce, former wife of Chris Huhne and Liberal Democrat MP leaves the hall following the vote on the NHS reform bill at the Spring Forum on March 11, 2012 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Party activists have voted at the spring conference...

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The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party; the two parties had been in alliance for seven years, from shortly after the formation of the SDP. The party's leader is Nick Clegg. Full Article At Wikipedia.org

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  1. I know the Lib Dems don't have much chance round here, but I am going to vote for them because they stand for...
    SOURCE: Liberal England Blog 2 weeks ago
  2. There were no deals. We had no discussions with the Liberal Democrats ... Our policy locally and nationally is to put up candidates wherever we can.
    SOURCE: Guardian Unlimited 2 weeks ago
  3. Green and Lib Dems lost deposits
    SOURCE: Manchester Evening News 2 weeks ago
  4. It’s been a disappointing and difficult night for the Liberal Democrats. I’m really sad.
    – Nick Clegg SOURCE: 24Dash.com 2 weeks ago
  5. The people of Liverpool have spoken democratically ... They have rejected the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats. They have given their trust to the Labour party.
    SOURCE: Guardian Unlimited 2 weeks ago
  6. I believe that, over time, people will come to acknowledge our unique role, the Liberal Democrats, in this Government as the only party that combines responsibility on the economy with social fairness.
    SOURCE: This Is London 2 weeks ago
  7. No 10 needs to listen more often to the Conservative backbenchers and the Conservative Party grassroots and less often to the Coalition junior and minority partner, the Liberal Democrats.
    SOURCE: This Is London 2 weeks ago
  8. I’m absolutely delighted with the result. Myself and Jane Brophy have bucked the trend. The Lib Dems have been walloped across Greater Manchester and nationally. I’m extremely grateful to the electorate who continue to recognise the work I have done in the past 35 years as their councillor.
    SOURCE: The Messenger 2 weeks ago
  9. We are absolutely delighted. People on the doorsteps were rejecting both the Tories and Lib Dems. People were grabbing the leaflets out of my hands.
    SOURCE: The Hampshire Chronicle 2 weeks ago
  10. Because the Lib Dems have always been against the mayoral system, there has never been a true coalition policy for it and it just seems to be one of David Cameron's little hobby horses.
    SOURCE: Guardian Unlimited 2 weeks ago
  11. They have rejected the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats within this city and have given me their trust and the Labour Party their trust.
    SOURCE: The Telegraph 2 weeks ago
  12. Of course the Conservatives can't do everything that we would like to do in government because we are in coalition within the Liberal Democrats
    SOURCE: Belfast Telegraph 2 weeks ago
  13. It's been a good night for Labour ... We've taken seats off Plaid Cymru and wev'e taken seats of the Liberal Democrats.
    SOURCE: The Leader 2 weeks ago
  14. If you look at last year's result in Darley you can see the Lib Dems vote has been collapsing. I'm elated to be elected and the hard work starts now.
    – Stanton, CA SOURCE: Derby Telegraph 2 weeks ago
  15. Obviously it is disappointing to no longer be in a joint administration but for the Liberal Democrats generally it has been a reasonably good night.
    SOURCE: Derby Telegraph 2 weeks ago
  16. As the results were coming in it was becoming clear the Lib Dems had lost quite a few seats. There were quite a lot of police in the room and at least two interjected and separated everyone.
    SOURCE: ITN News 2 weeks ago
  17. Lib Dems [are] holding us back
    SOURCE: The Telegraph UK 2 weeks ago
  18. The big story seems to be a disaster for the Tories who are losing twice as many seats as Lib Dems
    SOURCE: United Press International 2 weeks ago
  19. I have joined Labour because they have a strong local team who are standing up against the damage being done by the Tories and Liberal Democrats both nationally and locally. I will continue to fight for what I have always believed in, and for people in my Abbey ward, but I want to be part of a bigger pa...
    SOURCE: Cambridge Evening News 2 weeks ago
  20. This is now effectively a hung council - 21, 19, 1, 1. The important thing for the Lib Dems now is to listen to people. They only got a quarter of the vote in the city, so they don’t have a mandate.Our biggest result was in Queen Edith’s, where we took what had been a totally secure Lib Dem seat.
    SOURCE: Cambridge Evening News 2 weeks ago
  21. I have some sort of encouragement for the Lib Dems. I'm not saying it's easy for us - it's tough being in government in midterm, making difficult decisions to get the country on its feet again. But where we have the longest track record, where we have been running councils or a dominant force on council...
    SOURCE: Herald Series 2 weeks ago
  22. It's a shame that Jordan has decided to leave the Liberal Democrats. Unfortunately, his decision this close to the local elections seems to be more about headlines rather than principles. His name will still appear on the ballot paper as Liberal Democrat, although he will be excluded from the party with...
    SOURCE: The Messenger 2 weeks ago
  23. We have a proven track record of providing the goods while we were running the council with the Lib Dems, such as turning the Orford Park project from a dream into reality as well as reducing the council tax rise year on year from 2006 finishing with a zero rise in 2011.
    SOURCE: This is Cheshire 2 weeks ago
  24. The Lib Dems have got to get down to the grassroots and move away from the things they have done in coalition
    SOURCE: The Independent 3 weeks ago
  25. The Lib Dems have lost trust nationally ... The national politics pull us down locally. At the next election, we will become our own party again.
    SOURCE: The Independent 3 weeks ago

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