comprehensive by-election defeats in recent decades, the Conservatives lost what was an ultra-safe seat to Lib

constituency for the party, while the Lib Dems believed they were going to cruise to victory in the

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expansion of the rural fuel duty relief scheme, which is currently offered in a handful of remote areas

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The Liberal Democrats have won the North Shropshire by-election, the party’s treasury spokesperson has claimed. Christine Jardine told reporters she was “ confident ” the yellows had “ won comfortably ”.... Conservative MPs right across those ‘Blue Wall’ seats will be looking over their shoulders.“ The Conservatives had a majority… Owen Paterson had a majority of more than 20, 000.... That’s considerably up on the 33.5 per cent that turned up for the Old Bexley and Sidcup by-election earlier t

An international group of businesses has seen the value of a Scottish smelter they purchased increase by more than ￡100 million, while making very little investment, Scottish Liberal Democrats have claimed. The party’s economy spokesman, Willie Rennie, said that GFG Alliance – a collection of businesses in energy, steel and trading centred around businessman Sanjeev Gupta – paid ￡330 million in 2016 for the aluminium smelter and its associated works in Fort William The smelter and its assets, in

The Libdems are demanding an end to the antisocial behaviour( Image: Getty) The Liberal Democrats have tabled a new law that would see antisocial train and bus passengers hit with fines for blaring music out on public transport.... Meanwhile 38% of voters say they have experienced this increasingly annoying behaviour either often or sometimes.... This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding....