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Lib Dems Launch £100K Fund to Challenge Reform UK

4/22/2025

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The Liberal Democrats are gearing up for a fierce battle against Reform UK, launching a 'Farage fighting fund' with an initial £100,000 aimed at local elections in Devon and Cornwall. With ambitions to grow the fund to £1 million by year-end, party leader Ed Davey envisions the Lib Dems as a formidable political force, ready to challenge the Conservatives.

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The Liberal Democrats are gearing up for a fierce battle against Reform UK, launching a 'Farage fighting fund' with an initial £100,000 aimed at local elections in Devon and Cornwall. With ambitions to grow the fund to £1 million by year-end, party leader Ed Davey envisions the Lib Dems as a formidable political force, ready to challenge the Conservatives.