The Liberal Democrats are now the “party of middle England” Sir Ed Davey has announced on Friday afternoon.
The Tories have lost the majority in Wiltshire as the Lib Dems have made successful gains in the local elections.
Sir Ed told Sky News, “We are the party of middle England now, and I’m really proud of what our councillors have achieved and what they’re going to achieve as they work hard for their local communities.”
The leader of the Lib Dems was asked if Reform UK are taking seats from the Tories that could have been taken by his party? Sir Ed said, “I’m expecting that we will take control of one or more councils from the Conservatives when all the votes are counted.
“I’m not going to predict … but I can say that we’re really confident.”
The Lib Dem leader said the Tories are “in a real mess” Sir Ed said this is “one of their worst [local elections] in history.”
Sir Ed told Sky News, “We’re extremely happy about the results, they’ve gone even better than we expected.
“[There’s] still a lot more votes to count but so far, it’s going to be a really good night for the Liberal Democrats.”
The Liberal Democrats have so far done well in Cornwall, Devon, Wiltshire, Shropshire and Gloucestershire, Sir Ed said, we have “exceeded expectations.”
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