{"id":380728,"date":"2026-09-21T22:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T21:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ed-davey-interview-do-lib-dems-still-back-their-leader\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T22:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T21:00:09","slug":"ed-davey-interview-do-lib-dems-still-back-their-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ed-davey-interview-do-lib-dems-still-back-their-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Ed Davey Interview: do Lib Dems still back their leader?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/Dm6Y1kWYEps\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Ed Davey Interview: do Lib Dems still back their leader?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Dm6Y1kWYEps\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey will be seeking to rally his party at their Brighton conference this week, amid a groundswell of disquiet over the party\u2019s stagnant performance in the polls.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Our Senior Political Correspondent Paul Mcnamara has been following the twists and turns of the conference and spoke with the Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey who has insisted he is proud of his record.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey will be seeking to rally his party at their Brighton conference this week, amid a groundswell of disquiet over the party\u2019s stagnant performance in the polls. 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