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Lib Dem MP quits frontbench job over Ed Davey's leadership

Lib Dem MP quits frontbench job over Ed Davey's leadership
BBC Politics Friday 09 October 2026, 14:27 UTC 1 min read
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Deputy party leader Daisy Cooper says the vast majority of our MPs support Ed... and are furious at this distraction."

Deputy party leader Daisy Cooper says the vast majority of our MPs support Ed... and are furious at this distraction."
Lib Dem MP (PERSON) Ed Davey's (PERSON) Daisy Cooper (PERSON) Ed (PERSON)
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