Ed Davey signals Lib Dems may work with Labour to block Tory-Reform coalition
Sir Ed Davey has suggested the Liberal Democrats could be willing to work with Labour to prevent a Conservative-Reform coalition after the next election. He called such a coalition “hugely damaging” and said being in government would let the Lib Dems shape the country, while cautioning against reading too much into his remarks.
His comments came after he survived reported internal pressure over his leadership, with no confidence vote held at a meeting of the party’s MPs. The Lib Dems won 72 seats in 2024, up from 11 in 2019, but a recent YouGov poll put them at 11 per cent, around their 2024 share. The article says the Conservatives, led by Kemi Badenoch, are preparing tax-cut offers to contest Lib Dem-held seats in affluent southern areas.
- Davey says the Lib Dems want a role in government.
- He warns a Conservative-Reform coalition would be damaging.
- The party is polling at 11 per cent after its 2024 gains.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Ed Davey suggests the Lib Dems are ready to do a deal with Labour to keep ‘hugely damaging’ Tory-Reform coalition of the Right out of power”.