Lib Dems will seize ‘Blue Wall’ constituencies from Tories, says Sir Ed Davey
The Kingston and Surbiton MP said Conservatives were being dragged down by a ‘discredited’ Prime Minister.
The Lib Dems will seize “Blue Wall” constituencies from Tory MPs, Sir Ed Davey has said, as he declared the party was “winning across the country again”.
The Kingston and Surbiton MP hailed Lib Dem gains in council seats and claimed Conservatives were being dragged down by a “discredited” Prime Minister.
“And I think there are other places where we’re going to see Liberal Democrat success for the first time ever.
The Lib Dem leader launched an attack on Boris Johnson, criticising the Prime Minister for attending a Downing Street lockdown party and his response to the cost-of-living crisis.
He warned Conservative MPs that if Mr Johnson remained in place then “the Liberal Democrats are coming for you”.
Sir Ed continued: “The British people deserve far better than this discredited Prime Minister and this out-of-touch Conservative Government.
“They deserve an NHS where people aren’t having to wait for hours for an ambulance, and wait for days for a GP appointment.
“They deserve a Prime Minister who won’t take them for granted, a Prime Minister who doesn’t lie, who doesn’t break the law.”
Asked if the Lib Dems had been forgiven for their role in the coalition government of David Cameron and Nick Clegg, Sir Ed – who served as energy minister under the administration – called the local elections a “turning point”.
He said the “tectonic plates of British politics are shifting”, pointing to the Lib Dems seizing Hull City Council from Labour.
As recently as Thursday morning, he had sounded sceptical about the chances of taking control and admitted it was a “problem” for his party.
Sir Ed also noted that the Lib Dems had become the largest party in west Oxfordshire, which he referred to as “Cameron’s back yard”.
