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Lib Dem MP quits front bench with Ed Davey facing possible leadership fight

The Mirror 10 Oct 2026
Charlie Maynard sparked a civil war within the Lib Dems after quitting as a Treasury spokesman, and is now reportedly planning a no confidence vote in Sir Ed Davey ... .
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Lib Dems to oppose John Swinney's 'extreme' plans to merge councils across Scotland

Daily Record 09 Oct 2026
EXCLUSIVE. Alex Cole-Hamilton told the Record the country did not need more council areas so large they could be seen from space ... .
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Lib Dem MP launches attempt to topple leader Ed Davey

Financial Times 09 Oct 2026
Resignation of Treasury spokesperson Charlie Maynard comes amid frustration about centre-left party’s sagging poll ratings ....
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Lib Dem MP quits frontbench job over Ed Davey's leadership

BBC News 09 Oct 2026
Deputy party leader Daisy Cooper says "the vast majority of our MPs support Ed... and are furious at this distraction." ... .
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Now the Lib Dems plunge into civil war as frontbencher quits amid rumours of coup ...

The Daily Mail 09 Oct 2026
Charlie Maynard, the MP for Witney, has quit as the party's Treasury spokesman, with reports of a brewing coup ....
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Ed Davey faces growing revolt against leadership as senior Lib Dem MP quits

The Guardian 09 Oct 2026
Treasury spokesperson Charlie Maynard reportedly resigned in attempt to unseat leader as party slips in polls ... ....
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Scottish Lib Dem leader defends ‘fake news' interviews in Holyrood

The Scotsman 08 Oct 2026
Alex Cole-Hamilton said the videos had a ‘serious message’ but critics called them ‘deeply misleading’ ....
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OPINION - Lib Dem's Patrick Stillman: Our voters aren't just those that can afford Gail's

London Evening Standard 07 Oct 2026
Lib Dem Holborn and St Pancras by-election candidate says. ‘We could have very easily not shown up’ ... .
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Ex-Lib Dem MP accuses King Charles of burdening taxpayers over royal finances

The News International 05 Oct 2026
That means fewer working royals, argues Norman Baker, a former Liberal Democrat minister, so why is the cost of the British monarchy rising? ... According to Baker, the burden on the public to finance the British monarchy has quadrupled since 2011 ... .
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Ed Davey is living on borrowed time as Lib Dem leader

The Spectator 04 Oct 2026
She left the Lib Dem leader’s office in August ... However, he is one of 57 of the current 72 Lib Dem MPs who only arrived in Westminster at the last election ... The latest MRP from YouGov said an election would return 71 Lib Dems to the green benches.
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