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- Ed Davey faced a challenge from Liberal Democrat MPs in a Commons committee meeting.
- Charlie Maynard, Treasury deputy, resigned a week earlier, saying the party failed to reach voters.
- Davey previously guided the Liberal Democrats to a century-best 2024 result, securing 72 seats.
- His conference pledge of £17 bn income-tax cuts and support for the pensions triple lock sparked internal criticism.