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

BBC UK 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."

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