Exclusive: Ed Davey brands Tory dithering on asylum situation a ‘deliberate policy’
"It's almost as if they have been deliberately making the problem worse so it can be an issue at the next election."
"It's almost as if they have been deliberately making the problem worse so it can be an issue at the next election."
Sir Ed said the Liberal Democrat commitment – dating back to 1992 – to raise income tax by 1p to improve public services is now unsustainable.
Some £530,000 was received in ministerial severance during the last year of political upheaval.
He said he is "100 per cent" ruling out a deal with Sir Keir Starmer, even if it means that the Tories get in through the middle in seats like Mid Bedfordshire.
The Lib Dem candidate, Emma Holland-Lindsay, has also pledged not to take a second job or presenting gigs.
"The government's motives behind voter ID are nothing to do with voter fraud, they are everything to do with the selfish interests of the Tory Party."
The Liberal Democrat leader called for swifter action on dealing with waste being pumped into rivers and seas.
Two crucial by-elections have exposed eerily familiar patterns.
"The tectonic plates of British politics are shifting.”
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