• Coffee Addict@lemmy.worldMEnglish
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    2 months ago

    The Liberal Democrats are pressing to clinch extra debate days and other parliamentary rights from the Conservatives, arguing that a reallocation is due following their record election result and the Tories slumping to become the smallest official opposition in recent times.

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    Meanwhile, the Lib Dems are now the biggest-ever third party at Westminster, representing almost a third (32 per cent) of opposition seats. This is up from the third party in Westminster representing a maximum of 20 per cent of opposition seats during the same period.

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    Lib Dem deputy leader Daisy Cooper claimed the situation had been made more urgent because the Tories were in “disarray . . . fighting among themselves instead of doing the job of scrutinising the government”.

    Is this… what winning feels like?

    If so, I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of winning.