THE ECONOMIST: What next for the Liberal Democrats?

  • Ceri Fowler
  • Christopher Butler

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SIR VINCE CABLE revealed his plans to quit as leader of the Liberal Democrats in the same way as he led the party: without attracting much attention. A YouTube stream of his valedictory speech at the party’s spring conference on March 17th has so far received fewer than 1,000 views. By the time he had finished, an orderly queue to replace the 75-year-old had formed. Jo Swinson, the deputy leader, and Layla Moran, the party’s education spokeswoman, who was elected only in 2017, are the bookmakers’ favourites. Sir Ed Davey, who served in the coalition government of 2010-15 and has the knighthood to prove it, is also mulling a run.

Period21 Mar 2019

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  • TitleWhat next for the Liberal Democrats?
    Media name/outletThe Economist
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date21/03/19
    DescriptionSIR VINCE CABLE revealed his plans to quit as leader of the Liberal Democrats in the same way as he led the party: without attracting much attention. A YouTube stream of his valedictory speech at the party’s spring conference on March 17th has so far received fewer than 1,000 views. By the time he had finished, an orderly queue to replace the 75-year-old had formed. Jo Swinson, the deputy leader, and Layla Moran, the party’s education spokeswoman, who was elected only in 2017, are the bookmakers’ favourites. Sir Ed Davey, who served in the coalition government of 2010-15 and has the knighthood to prove it, is also mulling a run.
    URLhttps://www.economist.com/britain/2019/03/23/what-next-for-the-liberal-democrats
    PersonsCeri Fowler, Christopher Butler
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Keywords

  • UK politics
  • Liberal Democrats
  • Vince Cable