Lib Dems leave conference buoyed by Davey's message

Image source, PA Media By Harry Farley Political correspondent Published 27 minutes ago This was a more sombre, more serious, Sir Ed Davey.

The stunts - from falling off paddleboards to hurtling down rollercoasters – were scaled back at this year's Liberal Democrat party conference.

"This is the fight of our lives," he repeatedly told his party. The focus, much like his conference speech last year, was on Reform UK.

But the announcement he'd held back for his speech was aimed at Conservative-leaning voters: tax cuts worth billions.

And not just for lower income earners, but for those in the higher 40% rate of tax too.

Part of the announcement – raising the amount you can earn before you pay income tax altogether – was the same policy Davey's bête noire, Reform UK, announced at their conference a couple of weeks ago.