Liberal Democrats

Oct 14, 2025
Kemi Badenoch delivering a keynote speech at the Conservative Party Conference.
No conference poll bounce for either Tories or Labour

Green Party support continues to rise and Reform remains the most popular party, in YouGov’s first voting intention poll for The Times since the end of conference season

The Times
Oct 10, 2025
Collage of Kemi Badenoch, Robert Buckland, and Andy Burnham.
CONFERENCE SKETCH
The winners and losers of party conference season

From Angela Rayner’s resignation casting a shadow over Reform’s conference to Robert Jenrick facing allegations of being a racist, who came out on top?

The Times
Sep 27, 2025
Sir Menzies Campbell embracing his wife Lady Elspeth after his speech at the party annual conference.
MAGNUS LINKLATER
The Ming Campbell I knew: a dignified statesman and devoted husband

When the former Liberal Democrat leader opened his mouth, you knew it would be worth listening to. But his elegant parties belied a life of grit

The Sunday Times
Nigel Farage in a boxing ring, wearing blue boxing gloves with the Reform UK logo.
Poll predicts clear Reform majority and historic Labour defeat

Nigel Farage’s party would expand from five to 373 MPs and Keir Starmer’s would be reduced to fewer than 100, according to MRP polling by More in Common

The Sunday Times
Sep 26, 2025
Sir Menzies Campbell MP receiving a standing ovation at the Liberal Democrat party's annual conference.
Ming Campbell, Olympic sprinter and Lib Dem leader

Record-breaking runner was part of a prominent generation of Scottish political figures but his career fell foul of brutal political realities, dies aged 84

The Times
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Reform Leader, Nigel Farage and Deputy Leader, Richard Tice, visit The Bank of England.
Reform just short of majority if election were held today

Latest YouGov polling reveals Nigel Farage could gain enough votes to enter No 10 if he joined forces with the Conservative Party and Kemi Badenoch

The Times
a man wearing glasses and a suit smiles for the camera
SIR JOHN CURTICE
Poll shows Labour may be swept away in tsunami of unpopularity

The latest polls by YouGov show Reform’s rise could gift Nigel Farage the keys to No 10 in the next election

The Times
Sep 24, 2025
a man with a beard is wearing a black shirt
HUGO RIFKIND
Drop the Trump fixation, Sir Ed, and get serious

Lib Dem leader’s conference speech was heavy on US politics but lacked confidence in the party’s potential as a centrist force

The Times
Sep 23, 2025
Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey poses for a photo with his floral arrangement.
THE TIMES VIEW
The Liberal Democrats must find a reason for their existence

At his party’s annual conference, Sir Ed Davey made it clear what he is against but offered little indication of what he stands for

The Times
Illustration of Ed Davey speaking at a podium with the Liberal Democrats bird logo.
POLITICAL SKETCH
Ed Davey’s ever-so-polite war on all is one more bit of slapstick

Nigel Farage? Boff! Donald Trump? Pow! Strong stances were aplenty at Lib Dem conference but Sir Ed has yet to master the art of being taken seriously

The Times

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Oct 14, 2025
No conference poll bounce for either Tories or Labour

Green Party support continues to rise and Reform remains the most popular party, in YouGov’s first voting intention poll for The Times since the end of conference season

The Times
Oct 10, 2025
CONFERENCE SKETCH
The winners and losers of party conference season

From Angela Rayner’s resignation casting a shadow over Reform’s conference to Robert Jenrick facing allegations of being a racist, who came out on top?

The Times
Sep 27, 2025
MAGNUS LINKLATER
The Ming Campbell I knew: a dignified statesman and devoted husband

When the former Liberal Democrat leader opened his mouth, you knew it would be worth listening to. But his elegant parties belied a life of grit

The Sunday Times
Sep 27, 2025
Poll predicts clear Reform majority and historic Labour defeat

Nigel Farage’s party would expand from five to 373 MPs and Keir Starmer’s would be reduced to fewer than 100, according to MRP polling by More in Common

The Sunday Times
Sep 26, 2025
Ming Campbell, Olympic sprinter and Lib Dem leader

Record-breaking runner was part of a prominent generation of Scottish political figures but his career fell foul of brutal political realities, dies aged 84

The Times
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Sep 26, 2025
Reform just short of majority if election were held today

Latest YouGov polling reveals Nigel Farage could gain enough votes to enter No 10 if he joined forces with the Conservative Party and Kemi Badenoch

The Times
Sep 26, 2025
SIR JOHN CURTICE
Poll shows Labour may be swept away in tsunami of unpopularity

The latest polls by YouGov show Reform’s rise could gift Nigel Farage the keys to No 10 in the next election

The Times
Sep 24, 2025
HUGO RIFKIND
Drop the Trump fixation, Sir Ed, and get serious

Lib Dem leader’s conference speech was heavy on US politics but lacked confidence in the party’s potential as a centrist force

The Times
Sep 23, 2025
THE TIMES VIEW
The Liberal Democrats must find a reason for their existence

At his party’s annual conference, Sir Ed Davey made it clear what he is against but offered little indication of what he stands for

The Times
Sep 23, 2025
POLITICAL SKETCH
Ed Davey’s ever-so-polite war on all is one more bit of slapstick

Nigel Farage? Boff! Donald Trump? Pow! Strong stances were aplenty at Lib Dem conference but Sir Ed has yet to master the art of being taken seriously

The Times

The Liberal Democrats are a political party in the United Kingdom. The party was founded in 1988 as the Social and Liberal Democrats and, since the 1992 general election, has grown into the UK’s third-largest party by votes cast. The party sits left and centre-left with a socially liberal ideology. It advocates for the decentralisation of power to regions of England and electoral reform in favour of proportional representation. Its manifesto calls for a fair economy; fair access to public services; a flourishing environment; a strong United Kingdom and fair international order; and a truly fair democracy. Ed Davey is the party’s current leader.