Liberal Democrats

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has been spared an investigation as to whether she broke the ministerial code.

Suella Braverman will not face investigation over handling of speeding offence

It is reported that Mrs Braverman asked Home Office aides to help organise a one-to-one driving awareness course

Rishi Sunak declines to back Suella Braverman over speeding points allegations

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Ministers branded 'spectacularly unhelpful' amid deposit return scheme FOI row

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer making his speech to the Progressive Britain conference at Congress House (Pic: Yui Mok/PA Wire)

Keir Starmer warns Labour faces ‘dirty and nasty’ General Election campaign

The Debating Chamber of the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh - opened in 2004.

Scottish politics: Labour ahead of SNP on list vote in new poll

Nicola Sturgeon announcing her resignation as First Minister at a Bute House press conference on 15 February

Readers' letters: The walls were already closing in on Sturgeon

NHS hospitals in England are battling sewage issues

NHS hospitals battle sewage leaks and maintenance issues

An offshore oil platform at sunset. Picture: Getty Images

Increasing windfall tax won’t suddenly fix prices, academic warns

There are fears patients are turning to self-medicating

Fears over patients self-medicating as NHS crisis deepens

Demonstrators outside the Royal Courts of Justice, central London, protesting against the Government's plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda.

Analysis: Rwanda deportations being ruled lawful changes nothing for opponents

Former prime minister Boris Johnson and Douglas Ross

Douglas Ross accused of 'taking to the hills' over whisky duty

Scottish Greens co-leader Lorna Slater. Picture: PA

Analysis: Why Green Yes paper is a waste of paper, time and words

Edinburgh West MP, Christine Jardine urged Liz Truss not to take the ex-PM's allowance

Truss urged to turn down £115,000 ex-PM’s allowance

Age Scotland has raised concerns over mortality rates potentially rising amongst pensioners over Winter despite triple lock commitment.

Concerns mortality rates will rise amongst pensioners despite triple lock

CalMac vessels have been hit by a host of cancellations in the first half of this year. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Island communities 'suffering', with more than 7,000 ferry cancellations

A general view of Elizabeth Tower, which houses Big Ben, at the House of Commons in Westminster, London. Picture: Press Association

Alexander Brown: I'm falling out of love with politics

Shetland could hit 96 per cent and that islanders must earn a salary of over £100,000 to avoid impact, according to Shetland Island council officer analysis (PIC: Swifant/Creative Commons).

Fuel poverty in Shetland could hit 96 per cent in April

A new poll has revealed almost one quarter of the UK public are planning to ditch heating their houses this winter (Photo: Joe Giddens).

One in four expect to not turn their heating on this winter due to hike in bills

The MS Victoria ferry berthed in the Port of Leith, Edinburgh, which is providing temporary accommodation to Ukrainian refugees invited to Scotland.

Warnings that 50,000 Ukrainians could be homeless in the UK by the middle of nex...

Boris Johnson emerges from a VX4 vertical aerospace aircraft at the Farnborough International Airshow last month (Picture: Frank Augstein/WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Paralysis in Downing Street in face of multiple crises must end

The Liberal Democrats want an energy furlough system to be introduced

Energy furlough scheme urged by Liberal Democrats amid ‘wartime mentality’ claim

Petrol pumps. Picture: Keith Mayhew/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Demands for new PM to reduce fuel costs for rural households in Scotland

The Scottish Lib Dems has said Conservative "infighting and sheer incompetence" has cost the taxpayer more money during this cost of living crisis (Photo: Daniel Leal/PA).

Calls for Johnson to hand back redundancy pay during cost of living crisis

Many people who voted in the Tiverton and Honiton by-election appear to have don so tactically (Picture: Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images)

Tactical voting is a scourge on democracy. Here’s how to end it

Martin Lewis has revealed that he applied recently to become a member of the House of Lords but was turned down.

Martin Lewis says he was rejected by House of Lords

Boris Johnson is facing two crucial by-elections

Polls open in crucial by-elections for Boris Johnson

Daisy Cooper said the inquiry into Covid must be transparent.

Covid inquiry 'must be transparent to resolve nation's trauma'

The Lib Dems have called for more electric charging points across Scotland

Massive expansion in car chargers needed in Scotland, say Lib Dems

Boris Johnson may not last long as Prime Minister, but another Conservative, not Keir Starmer, is likely to replace him (Picture: Toby Melville/WPA pool/Getty Images)

Council elections weakened Johnson, but Tories will stay in power for years

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon with SNP's Zen Ghani, Roza Salih (second right) and Susan Aitken (right) at the Glasgow City Council count at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, in the local government elections.

How are council coalitions worked out and what may happen across Scotland?

Boris Johnson has failed to act over the growing cost-of-living crisis (Picture: Daniel Leal/PA)

The electorate’s message to Boris Johnson is loud and clear – Christine Jardine

Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross is facing mounting questions after the local elections.

Analysis: Who will come out of the election happiest?

Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a visit at the Field End Infant school, in South Ruislip, following the local government elections. Picture date: Friday May 6, 2022.

Boris Johnson vows to press on as Tories lose ground in council elections

Sir Keir Starmer. Picture: PA

Keir Starmer denies Labour has secret pact with Liberal Democrats

Only 33% of candidates running in Scotland's upcoming local elections are women (Photo: Rui Vieira/PA Wire).

Only 33% of candidates running in May local elections in Scotland are female

All the parties in the council elections have pledged to end scenes like this in Edinburgh.

All parties vow to clean up Edinburgh's streets in election pledges

Michael Russell, the SNP president, has been accused of an “utterly crass” attempt to compare the Ukrainian struggle against Russia with Scottish independence (Photo: Jane Barlow/ PA).

SNP president links Ukrainian struggle to Scottish Independence

Ed Davey leader of the Liberal Democrats proposed an Oligarch tax to stop 'Putin's cronies' and help tackle the cost of living crisis. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Leader of Lib Dems proposes Oligarch tax

Disgraced: Prince Andrew may not remain The Duke of York if local councillors vote to strip him of it.

Royal scandal: York councillors seek to remove Duke's freedom of the city

Jamie Stone accused the UK Government of “refusing to act on the energy crisis”

Lib Dem MP accuses UK Government of ‘refusing to act’ on energy crisis

Scotland’s coronavirus inquiry should deliver its interim findings within a year of starting, the Liberal Democrats have said. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images).

Lib Dems call for Covid inquiry to report interim findings within a year

Boris Johnson is under pressure after the Liberal Democrats overturned a huge Conservative majority to win the North Shropshire by-election (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA)

By-election defeat for Johnson could boost support for Union – Christine Jardine

: North Shropshire by-election winner Helen Morgan of the Liberal Democrats, is applauded by other candidates at Shrewsbury Sports Centre. The North Shropshire seat was previously held by Conservative MP Owen Paterson who resigned in November 2021. The win by the Liberal Democrats is being called one of the most sensational by-election results in Britain for decades (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Liberal Democrats take 'extra safe' Tory seat in by-election

NHS staff who put their lives at risk to save others should be allowed to live in this country (Picture: Neil Hall/pool/AFP via Getty Images)

NHS's Covid heroes shouldn't have to worry about deportation – Christine Jardine

Boris Johnson acknowledges the applause from his Cabinet after delivering his speech at the annual Conservative Party conference (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/pool/AFP via Getty Images)

Tories party amid a cost of living crisis they helped create – Christine Jardine

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon (centre) welcoming Scottish Green co-leaders Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater at Bute House, Charlotte Square, Edinburgh

SNP deal 'thin gruel' for Scottish Greens as they lose FMQs questions

Willie Rennie attends a rally in Edinburgh with Scottish Liberal Democrat supporters in 2019 (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Lib Dems still have a key role to play in Scottish politics – Scotsman says

The Conservative Party pulled in far fewer donations last year. Picture: Getty Images

Cash-strapped UK Tories to hold 'hybrid' party conference

Willie Rennie meets some penguins at Edinburgh Zoo (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Why Rennie has been a great Liberal Democrat leader – Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP

Willie Rennie meets some penguins at Edinburgh Zoo (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Why Rennie has been a great Liberal Democrat leader – Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP

Voters would be required to show photographic identification if new laws are passed (Picture: Lesley Martin/AFP via Getty Images)

Holyrood should resist Johnson's dangerous plans for voter ID – Dr Jess Garland

Lord Campbell ahead of the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games. Photo by Daily Mail/Shutterstock.

Ming Campbell on the first Tokyo Olympics: 'I was bored out of my skull'

Sir Ed Davey will be toasting a historic win today as the Lib Dems won in Chesham and Amersham.

Analysis: Blue wall starts to crack as Liberal Democrats beat the odds

Thousands of drivers with more than 12 points have been allowed to continue driving

68 points and still driving: the repeat offenders allowed to keep their licences

Pupils are at risk at missing out on counselling services, the Liberal Democrats have said.

Counsellor per school target missed by SNP, Liberal Democrats claim

Liam McArthur

Liberal Democrat Liam McArthur holds Orkney as first result announced

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Britain's then prime minister Boris Johnson looks up as he delivers a speech in front of 10 Downing Street in central London. Picture: Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images

Boris Johnson sensationally quits as MP amid Partygate probe accusations

The fourth episode of The Steamie for 2022 is now live. Picture: JPI Media/Shutterstock

The Steamie: Is the SNP's independence push running out of steam?

Hamdan Aslam died at St Kentigern’s Academy in Blackburn of natural causes, police have said

Teenager, 14, who died at Scottish secondary school had heart condition