Following Dick Newby's retirement as Lib Dem leader in the House of Lords, Jeremy Purvis has been elected as the new leader.

Once again, Reform has a council by-election defence and lost, continuing its record of always losing such defences.

Devon Live reports the expulsion by Reform UK of Ed Hill, a Devon county councillor elected under the party's name.

Phil Hutty has been reselected to fight for Torridge and Tavistock at the next general election, reigniting the Liberal Democrats ’ bid to unseat long-standing Conservative MP Sir Geoffrey Cox… In May ...

A bumper set of ten principal authority council by-elections this week. Nine of them had Liberal Democrat candidates, up from six last time.

Sam Booth (Bentley ward, Doncaster Council) was elected as a Reform councillor in May but has now resigned.

A regularly updated list of all the local councillors that Reform UK has shed from the May local elections.

The latest episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts sees me discuss with Steve Akehurst what has happened to Labour's July 2024 vote.

James McMurdock, Reform UK MP for South Basildon and East Thurrock, has suspended himself after financial allegations were put to him.

Cllr Clive Pickering (Old Town ward, Barnsley Council) has switched from the Labour Party to the Liberal Democrats.

Reform UK had to defend seats in council by-elections for the first time this week - and lost. That included to the Lib Dems in County Durham.

Emma Macdonald, leader of Shetland Islands Council, has been selected as the Lib Dem candidate for Shetland in the 2026 Scottish elections.