Not-so-cuddly Lib Dems laser focused on target list of seats
by Peter Walker Deputy political editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6F2T3)
Streamlined party under Ed Davey will concentrate its finite resources on a number of key, mainly Tory, constituencies at the next election
Asked to sum up voters' general impression of the Liberal Democrats, one pollster at their conference ventured cuddly". Well, yes and no. For all their comforting woolliness, England's perennial third party is arguably building the UK's most ruthless and focused election-fighting machine.
To an extent, this is not news: of the 20 biggest byelection swings since 1945, four have been Lib Dem wins under Ed Davey since 2021, a product of ultra-disciplined messaging and a more-is-more attitude to leaflets and canvassing.
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