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Daisy Cooper Unveils Lib Dem 30-Page Growth Plan

By Drooid · Sep 20, 2026, 2:27 PM UTC · How we work

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£90bn Brexit Tax Loss

Liberal Democrat deputy leader Daisy Cooper unveiled a 30-page growth plan at party conference in Brighton.
The proposal claimed Brexit costs the UK £90 billion in lost tax revenue and promoted a UK-EU Growth and Defence Partnership as a growth lever.
Cooper suggested a one-stop-shop in the Department for Growth to combine tax and regulatory services.
Chancellor John Healey urged EU finance ministers to admit the UK to Made in Europe.

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Fuel Duty Cut

Daisy Cooper unveiled a 30-page growth plan at the Liberal Democrat conference in Brighton on Sunday.
The plan is framed as tackling systemic barriers that prevent start-ups from scaling and leave communities without essential services.
Cooper said plan would cut fuel duty by ten pence per litre until Christmas.
Helen Morgan announced a £600 million maternity package to fund one-to-one midwifery and round-the-clock senior consultants.

Blindspot

Liberal Democrat deputy leader Daisy Cooper said the growth plan would cut fuel duty by 10 pence per litre until at least Christmas to ease transport costs.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage.

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Historical Context

After the 2010 Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition froze fuel duty to curb inflation—an action that cost the Treasury about £2 billion a year—fuel prices had risen above £1 per litre in 2007, prompting protests. In 2024 Liberal Democrat deputy leader Daisy Cooper called for a ten-pence-per-litre cut until Christmas, reviving the coalition’s demand-side stimulus approach.

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£90bn Brexit Tax Loss

Liberal Democrat deputy leader Daisy Cooper unveiled a 30-page growth plan at party conference in Brighton.
The proposal claimed Brexit costs the UK £90 billion in lost tax revenue and promoted a UK-EU Growth and Defence Partnership as a growth lever.
Cooper suggested a one-stop-shop in the Department for Growth to combine tax and regulatory services.
Chancellor John Healey urged EU finance ministers to admit the UK to Made in Europe.

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