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‘Like finding a new family’: young Tory defectors explore Lib Dems conference
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a environment story. The Guardian Politics is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 20 Sept 2026, 18:04 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “‘Like finding a new family’: young Tory defectors explore Lib Dems conference”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Self-described moderates say Ed Davey’s party offers them a home as Conservatives shift further right Climbing the party-branded stairs of the Brighton Centre with a Liberal Britain tote bag over his shoulder, Cody Butler looks quite at home at the Liberal Democrats’ annual jamboree.
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- First reported by The Guardian Politics
Feeling ‘forced out’ by Badenoch? Lib Dems conference welcomes young Tory defectors
- New development reported by The Guardian Politics
‘Like finding a new family’: young Tory defectors explore Lib Dems conference
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- The Guardian