Ed Davey

Leader, Liberal Democrats — Lib Dems

Ed Davey
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Deflector Scapegoat: Both main parties

Latest Incident

Latest: Guardian Politics — scored 15 (lucid) on 2026-06-17

Score History

Cope Entries (12)

15
Guardian Politics lucid
"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'."
12
The Guardian lucid
"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."
15
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'."
38
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."
72
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."
45
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."
30
BBC Politics deflection
"The country needs a government that is trustworthy and focused on dealing with cost-of-living concerns."
20
BBC Politics deflection
"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."
10
BBC Politics lucid
"Argued that the government is avoiding action on social media restrictions for under-16s and should have established a legal timetable for implementation."
60
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"
85
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.""
65
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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