Lib Dems sleepwalking to irrelevance under Davey, says council leader
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Lib Dems sleepwalking to irrelevance under Davey, says council leaderImage caption, Julian Brazil is leader of Devon County CouncilByHarry FarleyPolitical correspondentPublished3 minutes agoA Liberal Democrat council leader has said the party is "sleepwalking into irrelevance" and questioned whether Sir Ed Davey was the right leader.Julian Brazil, the leader of Devon County Council, told the BBC the party was "lacking ambition" and "not saying the things that people can relate to".Asked whether Sir Ed was the right leader for the party, Brazil said "I wish he was" but "all the evidence is no".Sir Ed, who led the party to record 72 MPs in the 2024 general election, has dismissed concerns that the party is failing to connect with voters, as it gathers for its annual conference in…
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