Sir Ed Davey, Liberal Democrat leader, has claimed his party is best placed to derail the Nigel Farage bandwagon at the next election, insisting that the public and the City of London want to see a return to moderate politics and an unwinding of Brexit.
Davey is starting 2026 with a renewed call for Britain to forge a customs union with the EU, claiming it would accelerate growth and restore confidence in the bond markets. “You’d probably save several billions in debt costs.”
Speaking to the Financial Times, Davey said that the Lib Dems could buck a global trend towards political extremes with a centrist message that embraced Europe and “the traditional British values of tolerance, respect for the rule of law and decency”.
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