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Sir Edward Jonathan Davey FRSA (born 25 December 1965) is a British politician who has served as Leader of the Liberal Democrats since 2020, having acted in the position from 2019 to 2020. [a] He served in the Cameron–Clegg coalition as Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change from 2012 to 2015 and as deputy leader to Jo Swinson in 2019.
Jun 12, 2024 · Sir Ed Davey is the leader of the Liberal Democrats - a position he took on after his predecessor lost her seat in the 2019 general election.
Sep 26, 2023 · Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has delivered his keynote address activists at his party conference in Bournemouth. He was elected to the role in August 2020 - back then the Liberal...
Jun 5, 2024 · Newscast leader profiles: Sir Ed Davey. What was his route to power? Sir Ed went into politics at a young age and, apart from a five year stint as a consultant, has been there ever since. Six...
Jun 5, 2024 · Who is he? Born in Nottinghamshire, to solicitor John and teacher Nina, Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed has described his childhood as happy and stable. However, he was only four...
Ed Davey - Liberal Democrats. Leader of the Liberal Democrats. Candidate for Kingston & Surbiton. Ed's story. Ed is a lifelong campaigner for strong public services, a fair economy and a thriving natural environment. He describes the core values that drive him as compassion, community and fairness.
Aug 27, 2020 · Sir Ed Davey has won the race to become the new leader of the Liberal Democrats. The acting leader will now take over on a permanent basis after beating his competitor, fellow MP Layla...
21 hours ago · Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has said his party looks set to achieve its "best result for a century", with exit poll predictions of wins in 61 constituencies. That would represent a five ...
Mar 19, 2023 · The UK must "repair our broken relationship with Europe" to boost its economic prospects, Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has said. Sir Ed set out his pitch to voters on key policies at his...
May 30, 2024 · Ed Davey. The Rt Hon Ed Davey is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Liberal Democrat MP for Kingston and Surbiton, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.
Jun 19, 2024 · The Liberal Democrat leader is a politician with great ambitions. He is also my brother-in-law… By Christopher Gasson. Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images. My sister, Emily, married Edward Davey in 2005. Here’s what I have learned about the leader of the Liberal Democrats in the intervening years.
Jun 19, 2024 · Most politicians try to avoid slips, stumbles and undignified photos. Not Ed Davey. The leader of Britain’s centrist Liberal Democrats has turned the country’s general election campaign into a showreel of self-deprecating fun.
May 30, 2024 · Ed Davey. The Rt Hon Ed Davey is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Liberal Democrat MP for Kingston and Surbiton, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.
1 day ago · LONDON — If anyone’s going to miss the United Kingdom election campaign, it’s Ed Davey. The Liberal Democrats leader has taken the six weeks of electioneering in stride, doing almost anything that will get him in front of a camera. As the third party, the Lib Dems have to work harder for media attention than the Conservatives and Labour.
Sep 28, 2020 · Sir Ed Davey has promised to be "the voice of nine million carers" in his first speech to the Liberal Democrat conference as party leader. Speaking via video link, he drew on...
Jun 28, 2024 · The career politician whose juggle as carer and Lib Dem leader 'defies gravity' Ed Davey: The part-time carer who could bring the Lib Dems in from the cold. For the ‘grounded’ party leader whose...
Mar 17, 2024 · Sir Ed Davey has urged Liberal Democrats to "make this a once-in-a-generation election" in his speech at the party's spring conference. He argued his is the only party to offer transformational...
Jun 21, 2024 · Sir Ed Davey, leader of the Liberal Democrats, joined SNP, Labour and Conservative leaders on Thursday evening (20 June) in a two-hour Question Time special. Sir Ed, Keir Starmer, Rishi Sunak...
Jun 3, 2024 · ITV News' Correspondent Rachel Younger sits down with Sir Ed Davey, leader of the Liberal Democrats, ahead of next month's General Election.
Sep 20, 2021 · Sir Ed Davey became acting leader after the 2019 election and secured the backing of his party eight months later. The Liberal Democrats have had a tumultuous decade - going from coalition...
4 days ago · Ed Davey, the leader of Britain's Liberal Democrats, fell into a lake, careered down a water slide and did a bungee jump in antics which have been lapped up by media and added some fun to the ...
1 day ago · Sir Ed Davey has headed down to the polling station in Surbiton London accompanied by his wife Emily Gasson to vote in the General Elections. Thursday 4 July 2024 11:40, UK. General Election 2024 ...
Jun 10, 2024 · After launching his party's general election manifesto, Sir Ed Davey jumped on a rollercoaster and rode on a big swing. Sir Ed's visit to Thorpe Park, in Surrey, was just the latest in a...
Jan 10, 2024 · Liberal Democrat MPs have been given a standard letter to send to constituents asking about Sir Ed Davey's role in the Post Office scandal.
1 day ago · July 4th, 2024, 3:55 AM PDT. Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey and his wife arrive at a polling station in London to cast their ballots in the UK general election. (Source: Bloomberg)
Jan 5, 2024 · Sir Ed Davey is facing further pressure over his handling of the Post Office IT scandal when he was postal affairs minister in the coalition government.
