It’s easy to ignore the Lib Dems, but they could soon hold the balance of power | Rafael Behr
Ed Davey in a speedboat at Rampion offshore wind farm, off the Sussex coast, 21 September 2026. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenEd Davey in a speedboat at Rampion offshore wind farm, off the Sussex coast, 21 September 2026. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty ImagesOpinionEd DaveyIt’s easy to ignore the Lib Dems, but they could soon hold the balance of powerRafael BehrEd Davey’s strategy is meant to build a ‘firewall’ of MPs to prevent Reform UK entering government.
- ▪Ed Davey in a speedboat at Rampion offshore wind farm, off the Sussex coast, 21 September 2026.
- ▪Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenEd Davey in a speedboat at Rampion offshore wind farm, off the Sussex coast, 21 September 2026.
- ▪Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty ImagesOpinionEd DaveyIt’s easy to ignore the Lib Dems, but they could soon hold the balance of powerRafael BehrEd Davey’s strategy is meant to build a ‘firewall’ of MPs to prevent Reform UK entering government.
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| Publication time | Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:00:15 GMT |
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Ed Davey in a speedboat at Rampion offshore wind farm, off the Sussex coast, 21 September 2026. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenEd Davey in a speedboat at Rampion offshore wind farm, off the Sussex coast, 21 September 2026. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty ImagesOpinionEd DaveyIt’s easy to ignore the Lib Dems, but they could soon hold the balance of powerRafael BehrEd Davey’s strategy is meant to build a ‘firewall’ of MPs to prevent Reform UK entering government. The stakes are high if he gets it wrongWed 23 Sep 2026 01.00 EDTShareNo politician craves obscurity, but it is better to be unknown than despised.
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