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    Leader of  Liberal Democrats  Ed Davey MP Speech   Conference, we meet today under the heavy cloud of war, on our continent.   European skies raining death.   We’ve all watched in horror as Putin has unleashed his missiles on innocent Ukrainians.   As Russian bombs rip through schools and hospitals.   As children huddle in bomb shelters, hearing their homes shatter above them.   As millions of families are forced to flee for their lives, leaving everything behind.   Fathers hugging their children goodbye, not knowing when they will hold them again – or if they ever will.   Our hearts ache with the horrors being inflicted on the people of Ukraine.   But our hearts have also swelled for the incredible heroism we’ve witnessed.   The soldiers, bravely fighting for their homeland.   The unarmed civilians, boldly facing down Putin’s tanks.   President Zelenskyy, ...

Read Ed Davey's full speech to Lib Dem Conference now! Boris Johnson’s Conservative Government is steering us all into another terrible crisis. Shoppers greeted by empty shelves in the supermarket. House building stopped for a lack of materials. Pubs running dry. Fears that there won’t even be enough toys or turkeys for Christmas. It’s enough to make you need to go and lie down –  but we’re even facing a shortage of mattresses! The reasons are clear. There aren’t enough lorry drivers. Or enough people to work on our farms and provide our food. Thanks to the Conservatives our country is hurtling towards a cliff edge, with a Prime Minister asleep at the wheel. Again. Not enough staff for our pubs, restaurants and hotels as they try to recover from the pandemic. From farms to factories, from an energy crisis to a food crisis. Thanks to the Conservatives our country is hurtling towards a cliff edge, with a Prime Minister asleep at the wheel. Again. The Conservatives ignored all the war...