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Hobbies could hold key to beating loneliness, say Lib Dems

BBC News 14 Feb 2026
Party leader Sir Ed Davey sets out plans to boost funding for community groups and hobby enthusiasts ... .
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Lib Dem Budget support does not signal post-election deal with SNP, says Davey

London Evening Standard 13 Feb 2026
The Scottish Liberal Democrats announced on Thursday they had struck a deal with the Scottish Government ... .
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MSPs vote to back draft Budget as Lib Dems agree deal with Scottish Government

London Evening Standard 12 Feb 2026
The Lib Dems confirmed they had struck a deal on social care, hospices and hospitality ... .
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Lib Dem MP ‘despairs’ over party’s plan to scrap Treasury

The Independent 11 Feb 2026
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Lib Dems plan to replace Treasury with growth department

BBC News 11 Feb 2026
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Treasury should be broken up and moved to Birmingham, say Lib Dems

London Evening Standard 11 Feb 2026
Under the plans, the new department would set taxes, oversee economic strategy, set fiscal rules and approve major infrastructure projects ... .
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Lib Dems plan to scrap Treasury for new ‘department for growth’

The Guardian 11 Feb 2026
Announcing the plan at a speech in London, Daisy Cooper, the Lib Dems’ deputy leader and Treasury spokesperson, said ...
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Lib Dems set out plan to replace Treasury with ‘Department for Growth’

Financial Times 11 Feb 2026
Opposition party says redesign would help close ‘yawning gap’ between London and rest of UK ....
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Lib Dem plans to axe the Treasury in London slammed as 'gimmick whose sums don't ...

London Evening Standard 11 Feb 2026
The proposal risks sparking worries for thousands of civil servants who work at the economic ministry in Whitehall ... .
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Lib Dem MP ‘despairs’ over party’s plan to scrap Treasury and replace it with Birmingham-based ...

AOL 11 Feb 2026
In a speech on Wednesday morning, Lib Dem deputy leader Daisy Cooper attacked the Treasury as "anti-growth" and proposed a radical shake-up of the ...
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Lib Dems set out vision to axe ‘anti-growth’ Treasury

The Daily Telegraph 11 Feb 2026
The Liberal Democrats have outlined plans to abolish the Treasury and create a department for growth, to be based in Birmingham ... The Liberal Democrats would replace the Treasury with a department for growth, to be led by the chancellor ... He said ... X Icon.
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Neil McIntosh, centre-Left local politician and popular leader of Shelter and VSO – obituary

The Daily Telegraph 10 Feb 2026
​Neil McIntosh​, who has died aged 78, was an influential and much-liked Scot who was, in turn, director of Shelter and Voluntary Service Overseas and chief executive of the CfBT (Centre for British Teachers) Education Trust ... McIntosh ... Show comments ... .
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Lib Dems suspend Chris Rennard amid new inquiry into sexual harassment claims

The Observer 08 Feb 2026
The Lib Dem leader, Ed Davey, believes Rennard, 65, should not be a member of the House of Lords, the party added ... He previously said he was sorry if he had “inadvertently encroached” upon anyone’s “personal space” ... A Lib Dem spokesperson said ... Share ... .
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Founder of pro-Starmer website broke rules with ‘f--- Brexit’ post

The Daily Telegraph 08 Feb 2026
The founder of a website that supports Sir Keir Starmer staying on as Prime Minister once broke council rules with sweary social media posts including “f--- Brexit” ... It says ... Recommended Starmer must resign too, Labour MPs demand Read more ... Copy link ... .
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Council to spend thousands tearing up bollards because they are too short

The Daily Telegraph 08 Feb 2026
A Liberal Democrat-led council will spend thousands of pounds removing metal posts less than a year after officials installed them because they are not tall enough. Taunton town council is set to rip out and replace 28 bollards at a cost of £40,000 ... .

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