Lib Dem Conference Speeches
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- Harry FarleyBBC
- Helen CorbettEvening Standard
- Peter Walker Senior political correspondentThe Guardian
- Jennifer McKiernanBBC
- Yassin El-MouddenThe Guardian
- Alex ForsythBBC
- Quentin LettsDaily Mail
- Sam MerrimanDaily Mail
- Brian WheelerBBC
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Lib Dem Conference Speeches. (2026, October 13). The Aporia. https://the-aporia.com/event/17524
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“Lib Dem Conference Speeches.” The Aporia, October 13, 2026. https://the-aporia.com/event/17524.
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- 18 Sep
One MP raised the majority of voters (52% according to YouGov,) who view the party as "weak" in recent polling; and the tendency to say it's unclear what the party stands for (43% believing the party was weak, to 18% thinking it was strong).
- 19 Sep
Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey said his party “won’t give up the fight” to defeat “nasty populism” as he issued a rallying call to members on the first day of the party’s annual conference.
- 22 Sep
‘Taking 2 million more people out of paying tax altogether, and giving most taxpayers a £680 tax cut.
Coverage 17 articles
23 Sep QUENTIN LETTS: Sir Ed was in no mood for giggles. He narrowed his eyes like a border collie in a pick-up
Daily Mail
22 Sep Lib Dems leave conference buoyed by Davey's message
BBC
22 Sep Davey promises tax cuts for millions if UK rejoins EU single market
BBC
22 Sep Davey pledges tax cuts as Lib Dems in ‘fight of our lives’
Evening Standard
22 Sep Labour under pressure to slash tax as even the Lib Dems promise £17bn income tax cuts - but Ed Davey claims only reversing Brexit can make it happen
Daily Mail
22 Sep Caution versus ambition: strategy debate dominates Lib Dem conference
The Guardian
22 Sep QUENTIN LETTS: Pour me a hemlock martini. The cliches at the Lib Dem conference give you early-onset rigor mortis
Daily Mail
21 Sep Liberal Democrats to focus on tax cuts and Europe – Sir Ed Davey
Evening Standard
21 Sep I've got no ceiling on Lib Dem ambitions, says leader Ed Davey
BBC- 21 Sep Liberal Democrats to focus on tax cuts and Europe – Sir Ed Davey
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19 Sep Ed Davey takes aim at Reform and Elon Musk as Lib Dem conference begins
The Guardian
19 Sep Davey says Lib Dems won’t give up fight against ‘nasty populism’
Evening Standard- 19 Sep Davey says Lib Dems won’t give up fight against ‘nasty populism’
Evening Standard 
19 Sep Davey says Lib Dems are 'firewall against Farage' as conference begins
BBC
19 Sep Lib Dems have ‘moral responsibility’ to block Reform, says Ed Davey as party gears up for snap election
The Guardian
19 Sep Davey says Lib Dems ‘strong force’ as conference to firm up election platform
Evening Standard
18 Sep Not just 'Nice Guy Eddie': Lib Dems eager for leader to show radical side at party conference
BBC
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