Leader tells BBC he was ‘not proud’ of every decision he took in government from 2010 to 2015 and had made sure his party listened to voters again UK election live – latest updatesThe Liberal Democrats have won...
Read MoreCuts to health spending brought in by Cameron government associated with steeper declines in wellbeing than in previous decadeAusterity cuts to the NHS, public health and social care in England have been linked with a sharp...
Read MoreDeal would have seen Tories withdraw candidates in Lib Dem seats and vice versa, new book revealsThe decision by the Lib Dems to form a coalition government with the Conservatives in 2010 torpedoed the party’s electoral...
Read MoreSuccess of Integrated Debt Services, a brainchild of Con-Lib coalition, comes amid scrutiny of sectorA company created to help the government chase unpaid fines, loans and council tax saw its profits rocket by 132% last...
Read MoreThe former leader of the Liberal Democrats does not believe party members have any appetite to repeat the experience of the Tory coalitionVince Cable, the former leader of the Liberal Democrats, has cast serious doubt on whether...
Read MoreOutsourcing accelerated by Lansley’s shakeup in 2012 linked to drop in care quality in landmark reviewThe privatisation of NHS care accelerated by Tory policies a decade ago has corresponded with a decline in quality and...
Read MoreExclusive: Research calculates proportion of domestic abuse cases funded by legal aid has fallen from 75% to 47% in 10 yearsTens of thousands of domestic abuse survivors have been “forced to continue living under the...
Read MoreAs voting in the leadership race opens, the MP says cooperation is the path to electoral successScrapping Britain’s first-past-the-post electoral system would be a precondition for the Liberal Democrats considering a...
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Labour wants to see apartment blocks built in more
Opinium poll for the Observer finds a 45-point drop
Prime minister insists he offers more than ‘doom and
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Furore over freebies like tickets to Taylor Swift concerts
Lisa Nandy says Labour government will stop accepting gifted
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Keir Starmer will aim for an upbeat message while
Deputy PM also says people ‘will have a better
Ruling out of rises to four main taxes could