Ed Davey has spent his conference interview with the Today Programme arguing about why it’s alright not to propose any cuts to spending at all and failing to rule out a coalition with Labour. The loony centre…
Davey’s only proposal to ‘cut spending’ was to push a move to in-person assessments for benefits, which will obviously require a large taxpayer-funded hiring drive. No surprise after the party’s joke manifesto last year…
Davey refused three times to say whether his party would enter a coalition with Labour to fulfil its ‘moral mission’ to defeat Nigel Farage. Pushed by Nick Robinson, Davey said:
“What I want to do is make sure we have as many Liberal Democrat votes and as many Liberal Democrat seats as possible in the next election.”
A Lab-Lib coalition is seen as an increasingly likely possibility come 2029. What’s worse than Keir Starmer and Ed Davey? Keir Starmer and Ed Davey in the same room…
Paula Barker, Liverpool Wavertree MP backing Andy Burnham, told Times Radio there wouldn’t be trouble from the markets under Burnham:
“The markets will have to fall in line.”