Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey has said the party is aiming to win more than the 72 parliamentary seats it secured in 2024 if a snap general election is called.
Speaking as the party’s conference began, Davey presented the Liberal Democrats as a “firewall against Farage”, setting out a political role focused on preventing further gains by Nigel Farage.
The party’s stated target would require it to exceed its 2024 record of 72 MPs. Davey did not specify in the supplied material how many additional seats the Liberal Democrats are seeking or when a snap election might take place.
His comments came at the start of the conference, with the party seeking to build on its most recent parliamentary performance. The latest position described in the supplied material is that the Liberal Democrats intend to use any early general election to improve on their 2024 result and oppose Farage’s political advance.
