Cooper: Lib Dems set for big gains as council counts begin

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Responding ahead of local election results in councils across the country, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:

“The Liberal Democrats are on course for big gains in places like Shropshire, Devon and Oxfordshire, showing we have replaced the Conservatives as the party of Middle England.

“People have not forgiven the Conservatives for their shameful record but are disappointed that the Labour government has failed to deliver the change they promised.

“As the Conservatives lurch ever to the right, now is not the time for the Labour government to join them in playing to Nigel Farage’s tune. The Liberal Democrats will speak out for all those who want to see better public services, a tougher approach to Donald Trump and a closer relationship with Europe.”

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