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Ed Davey Targets 72 Seats After 12% Vote

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  • Ed Davey aims to repeat the 2024 target-seat plan that secured 72 MPs with 12% of the vote.
  • Strategists say tactical voting and a strong ground game will decide many seats by narrow margins.
  • Some members hope the plan could deliver 140 MPs, making the Lib Dems pivotal in a hung parliament.
  • Carl Cashman and Julian Brazil called Davey’s leadership “sleepwalking into irrelevance”.