<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Liberal Democrats UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liberal Democrats UK]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/stream/0ac02d02-3614-4895-8252-2f13f4ccb4d0</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2024 07:47:56 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.ft.com/stream/0ac02d02-3614-4895-8252-2f13f4ccb4d0?format=rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[© Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2024. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. 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how]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/baae68d3-e94d-4d8b-937e-3886881ba5ca</link><guid isPermaLink="false">baae68d3-e94d-4d8b-937e-3886881ba5ca</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 08:38:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starmer has ‘boxed himself in’ on Europe, says Lib Dem leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sir Ed Davey argues the UK needs to be ‘much bolder’ in rebuilding EU relations]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/693f2d85-63e5-42f2-9fc2-e031e2486cc9</link><guid isPermaLink="false">693f2d85-63e5-42f2-9fc2-e031e2486cc9</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2024 19:24:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lib Dems enjoy a festival of calm, but fissures are never far away ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Party will eventually seek to rejoin the EU, but this may spark internal clashes on preferred timing]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/a020a716-a1b4-44eb-98b3-97a5d1f5ded9</link><guid 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GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lib Dems push for extra parliamentary rights to reflect jump in number of MPs]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK’s third-biggest party won record 72 seats at general election while Tories dropped to 121 ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/2bdfa02f-cab8-403a-885f-82876c2d7606</link><guid isPermaLink="false">2bdfa02f-cab8-403a-885f-82876c2d7606</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 04:00:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social care crisis needs cross-party solution, says Lib Dems’ Davey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lessons from other countries highlight importance of political consensus to fix chronic funding shortfall]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/55e8b630-d7d5-4386-adad-2159743a9676</link><guid isPermaLink="false">55e8b630-d7d5-4386-adad-2159743a9676</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2024 04:00:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How middle England opened up record Liberal Democrat gains ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This election, voters were more willing to take a chance on Ed Davey’s party, which mounted an eye-catching campaign]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/ec68e0d8-1c11-47e6-bcf8-319cba00156c</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ec68e0d8-1c11-47e6-bcf8-319cba00156c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2024 08:30:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A wild and woolly time awaits on the opposition benches]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tactical voting has ensured success for the Lib Dems and the Greens]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/91746633-6fa0-4159-81ee-83d1163b8e96</link><guid isPermaLink="false">91746633-6fa0-4159-81ee-83d1163b8e96</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jul 2024 04:00:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lib Dems return record number of MPs after Tory rout]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ed Davey’s party makes biggest gain in seats in its history, defeating two cabinet ministers ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/aba43deb-f8ef-489a-804f-041252e07a70</link><guid isPermaLink="false">aba43deb-f8ef-489a-804f-041252e07a70</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2024 14:03:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starmer hails historic Labour victory as Conservatives sink to worst-ever result]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sunak resigns as prime minister but delays departure as Tory leader until rules to choose successor are in place]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/856c2d0b-a60e-4359-8e2c-285a59dbfc92</link><guid isPermaLink="false">856c2d0b-a60e-4359-8e2c-285a59dbfc92</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2024 09:50:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How time caught up with Britain’s Conservatives]]></title><description><![CDATA[After 14 years in office, the party lost ground to Labour and the Lib Dems on the left as Reform UK proved itself a new threat on the right]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/de2aa98c-e657-4491-b629-bdff50afcb0a</link><guid isPermaLink="false">de2aa98c-e657-4491-b629-bdff50afcb0a</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2024 04:06:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conservatives set for historic UK election defeat, polls suggest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labour leader Keir Starmer could secure a parliamentary majority of more than 200]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/986b19e2-3f0a-41b4-8a5a-ff728cb3eb1f</link><guid isPermaLink="false">986b19e2-3f0a-41b4-8a5a-ff728cb3eb1f</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2024 16:08:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK general election 2024: everything you need to know ]]></title><description><![CDATA[An FT overview of the key policies, people and polls]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/da9b1a5f-6411-4f99-a735-db2ec4e076de</link><guid isPermaLink="false">da9b1a5f-6411-4f99-a735-db2ec4e076de</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2024 10:47:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Combined support for Labour and Tories hits lowest since 1918]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fall reaches historic proportions after Reform party, Liberal Democrats and Greens gain traction]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/ceb634f5-cf02-47ca-9bc4-77ec672c6d3b</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ceb634f5-cf02-47ca-9bc4-77ec672c6d3b</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2024 03:00:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour diverts activists away from Lib Dem target seats  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Campaign data analysed by FT reveals electoral strategy likely to maximise Tory losses in the south of England]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/f60a0cfb-d2e2-4faa-83b2-977839056c95</link><guid isPermaLink="false">f60a0cfb-d2e2-4faa-83b2-977839056c95</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2024 04:00:52 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conservatives shed 32% of voters since January, FT polls finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ipsos survey for the FT finds high levels of volatility in electorate ahead of July 4 ballot]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/77dfbecf-2035-4f81-a91a-f8a01e31f948</link><guid isPermaLink="false">77dfbecf-2035-4f81-a91a-f8a01e31f948</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2024 20:00:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Low traffic neighbourhood schemes drive wedge between communities across UK ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vitriolic debate in Bath illustrates how reaction to anti-pollution measures has become increasingly polarised ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/a1a59bab-25aa-45f1-82cb-3e01ae3e800f</link><guid isPermaLink="false">a1a59bab-25aa-45f1-82cb-3e01ae3e800f</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jun 2024 04:00:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunak warns Starmer is promising ‘same fantasies’ as Truss]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime minister says he was ‘incredibly angry’ to learn of betting allegations ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/52f98070-ce5b-4378-87ba-0149e5be19e5</link><guid isPermaLink="false">52f98070-ce5b-4378-87ba-0149e5be19e5</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2024 22:33:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could the Lib Dems become the official opposition?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Conservative meltdown plus favourable opinion polling could help Ed Davey’s party chart a path to second place]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/e9b9b4e5-b1d5-4128-9822-9c648ac19c8e</link><guid isPermaLink="false">e9b9b4e5-b1d5-4128-9822-9c648ac19c8e</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2024 08:30:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Project A30’: The Lib Dems’ plan to win over the South West ]]></title><description><![CDATA[From London to Land’s End, Ed Davey says cash boost needed to bring ‘out of reach’ votes into range]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/c95b4d4c-16e3-48d9-bdbf-8d5cc6c1c773</link><guid 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Dem strategy to restore their third party status]]></title><description><![CDATA[Holding the line on taxes and zany photo opportunities are bolstering the party’s campaign]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/c123e54f-06a5-4cbb-9fbb-9907d7782308</link><guid isPermaLink="false">c123e54f-06a5-4cbb-9fbb-9907d7782308</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2024 08:30:02 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>