Could Ed Davey lead a Lib Dem revival?
There’s life in the corpse
THE MOOD in Westminster, as MPs return from their long break, is one of general frustration. Conservatives are frustrated with Boris Johnson’s inept leadership. Labour MPs are frustrated by their failure to translate that ineptitude into a clear lead. And Scottish Nationalists are frustrated that the one thing that they want, another independence referendum, is in the gift of a man who has no reason to give it. Still, when it comes to frustration nobody can compete with the Liberal Democrats.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “The Lib Dems might just fly again”
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