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General election 2024: What are the Liberal Democrats' policies and who is their leader Ed Davey?

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The Liberal Democrats have vowed to fix the UK’s “broken relationship” with Europe as it became the first major party to reveal its election manifesto this week.

Lib Dem leader Ed Davey unveiled the 114-page document, titled ‘For A Fair Deal’, on Monday (June 10) while addressing an audience in London.

In his speech, Davey took aim at the Conservative government and pledged to bring about sweeping changes in everything from health and care to the environment.

“After years of Conservative chaos and neglect, the scale of the challenge is enormous. But our manifesto doesn’t shy away from it,” Davey said at one point.

The Liberal Democrats have long tried to disrupt the traditionally two-horse race of UK politics, and they hope to make

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