Ed Davey

Leader, Liberal Democrats — Lib Dems

Ed Davey
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Deflector Scapegoat: Both main parties

Latest Incident

Latest: Guardian Politics — scored 50 (scapegoating) on 2026-08-04

Score History

Cope Entries (18)

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50
Guardian Politics scapegoating
"Ed Davey suggests Andy Burnham should target record oil company profits as a revenue source to ease the cost of living crisis, linking high energy bills to oil company windfalls and the Iran war."

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40
BBC Politics deflection
"Calls for a real effort to end the social care catastrophe and ensure family carers aren't forgotten, urging cross-party consensus."

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50
Guardian Politics deflection
"Ed Davey calls the government's defence investment plan 'unforgivable' and 'underfunded', blaming it on political choices and years of Conservative negligence, warning it puts jobs, businesses and supply chains at risk."

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62
BBC Politics deflection
"Ed Davey says the UK needs closer ties to Europe, including rejoining the single market and customs union, to deliver economic growth."

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50
Guardian Politics deflection
"Davey says British people are sick of prime ministers cycling through without change, calls for fixing 'broken politics' to address the cost of living, and credits Starmer with minimum wage, pension, and employment rights advances."

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58
BBC Politics deflection
"Davey says the British people are sick of an endless merry-go-round of prime ministers while nothing really changes, and that the country needs to fix its 'broken politics' rather than just swap leaders."

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60
Guardian Politics scapegoating
"Ed Davey describes Brexit as a failed experiment, observes the world has changed since 2016, and calls for Britain to rejoin the single market, citing a decade of 'forsaken growth'."

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58
The Guardian scapegoating
"Ed Davey is urging Labour to abandon its red lines and pursue rejoining the EU single market and customs union, accepting free movement as part of the deal."

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50
Express deflection
"Ed Davey claims the King's Speech is surreal and that the Prime Minister may soon be out of power and unable to deliver promises, calling upcoming votes a 'test of confidence'."

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58
Liberal Democrats (official press release) deflection
"Ed Davey calls on Labour leadership contenders to drop 'red lines' on Europe, claiming this will boost the economy and tackle the cost-of-living crisis by reducing EU-related red tape."

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58
BBC News deflection
"Ed Davey claims the Liberal Democrats offer an alternative to the 'extremes' of Reform UK and the Greens following local election gains."

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60
BBC News deflection
"Ed Davey positions the Liberal Democrats as an alternative to the 'extremes' of Reform UK and the Greens following local election gains."

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58
BBC Politics deflection
"The country needs a government that is trustworthy and focused on dealing with cost-of-living concerns."

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52
BBC Politics scapegoating
"Argued that the King's visit to the US should be cancelled because President Trump is an unreliable and damaging leader who insults the UK."

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38
BBC Politics deflection
"Argued that the government is avoiding action on social media restrictions for under-16s and should have established a legal timetable for implementation."

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42
After Starmer and Robbins, McSweeney faces a grilling on Mandelson. Can this government survive? Our panel responds deflection
"Let’s not forget the root cause of this: Starmer’s Trump strategy has utterly backfired"

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62
Officials deliberately withheld Mandelson vetting result from me, Starmer says deflection
""the PM should resign after a 'catastrophic error of judgement' in appointing Lord Mandelson.""

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35
Starmer admits No 10 asked about job for aide Matthew Doyle deflection
""whether Downing Street had considered appointing Doyle to a diplomatic position.""
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