Liberal Democrats
Summary
The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom. The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party. The two parties had formed the electoral SDP–Liberal Alliance for seven years before then. Nick Clegg has been the leader since the 2007 leadership contest. At the 2010 general election, 57 Liberal Democrat MPs were elected, making them the third largest caucus in the House of Commons, behind the Conservatives with 307 seats and Labour with 258. The Liberal Democrats formed a coalition government with the Conservatives, with Nick Clegg becoming Deputy Prime Minister and many other Liberal Democrats taking up cabinet roles.Promoting social liberalism, the Liberal Democrats voice strong support for constitutional and electoral reform, and civil liberties.
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Press regulation: local newspapers fear rush of compensation claims
Archant chief, Adrian Jeakings, says system of arbitration for small complaints proposed by politicians could cripple industry.
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Text analysis of the Royal Charter shows how Labour & the Liberal Democrats got their way
A text analysis of the press regulation Royal Charter suggest Labour and the Liberal Democrats got their way on everything.
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The press regulation deal – Q&A
Is it statutory regulation, how would the new watchdog deal with phone hacking and what do victims of media intrusion think of it?.
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Press regulation deal: what the parties wanted – and who won
Eleventh-hour negotiations look to have secured basis of agreement for regulator underpinned by statute. But where did the Conservatives and Labour and the Liberal Democrats stand on the key issues?.
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Press regulation deal agreed in late-night talks
Both sides claim victory as parties agree on royal charter system underpinned by statute• Key points of the deal.
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Press regulation deal: the key points
The main sticking points in the post-Leveson discussions that were ironed out during late-night discussions.
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The Leveson debate is now about politics, not the press | John Kampfner
For Labour, this is about revenge. For the Tories, it's about keeping Dacre sweet. So who will stand up for press freedom?.
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Conservatives seek eleventh-hour press regulation deal
Newspaper groups including owners of Sun and Mail threaten boycott of regulator if plan proposed by Labour agreed to.
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Leveson reforms: No 10 remains hopeful of cross-party deal
Tory leadership appears to be moving away from hardline stance before House of Commons vote on Monday.
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Leveson's liberal friends bring shame upon the left | Nick Cohen
MPs who vote to regulate the press tomorrow are siding against the principles they're meant to uphold.
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