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- Cody Butler and Josh Bancroft left the Conservatives to join the Liberal Democrats.
- Butler left the One Nation Conservative Network in July, forming One Nation Liberals due to climate-policy exclusion.
- Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey condemned Kemi Badenoch’s net-zero freeze at a Q&A.
- Davey said Liberal Democrats hold 72 seats, the largest third party.
- Davey ruled out any future pact with the Conservatives while keeping options open with Labour.
