Liberal Democrats

British

plural noun

(in Britain) a political party with centrist policies; established in 1988 as the Social and Liberal Democrats when the Liberal Party merged with the Social Democratic Party; renamed Liberal Democrats in 1989

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As it stands, the first group of positions are represented in the Commons by the Greens and the Liberal Democrats, and the second by the Conservatives and Reform UK.

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The Conservative's Charlotte Cadden came fifth with 706 votes, and the Liberal Democrats' Jackie Pearcey had 653.

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The debate, called by the Liberal Democrats to demand the release of documents relating to Andrew's 2001 appointment as UK trade envoy, took in privilege, deference, and holding power to account.

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Welsh Liberal Democrats' leader Jane Dodds said: "Higher education is a public good that benefits the whole economy, and the funding system should reflect that, supporting aspiration, not holding it back."

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Liberal Democrats education spokeswoman, Munira Wilson, said the government was taking "solid steps" to address the system, but that "the devil will be in the detail".

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