THE LibDems can take the key third party position at Westminster from the SNP at the General Election, its leader has said ...
The LibDems have not been Westminster’s third party – which guarantees a spot at Prime Minister’s Questions – since the SNP’s landslide in 2015, and inHowever, speaking in Scotland on Monday, Davey said there could be “more liberals than nationalists” in the new UK parliament.Radio Scotland on Monday, Davey pointed to four seats north of the Border his party were targeting – all of which are currently held by SNP MPs.
“I think we have a real chance, when we get to July 5 – the day after polling day – there will be more liberals than nationalists in the next parliament.Seats won by the party, he said, would have “fantastic local champions”, who would “make such a difference” at Westminster and could lead to an increase to funding for the health service.
The launch focused on the provision of NHS dentistry – a devolved matter – with the pair set to claim the service has been neglected by the Scottish and UK governments. Dr Lucy Beattie, the SNP’s candidate for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross said: “Voters in constituencies such as Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross haven’t forgotten that the LibDems worked along with the“The way to do that in Scotland is to vote SNP, because we are the main challengers in every Tory-held seat.We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories.
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