Coogan and Vorderman back tactical voting calls at Lib Dem conference

Celebrities lend their voices to ‘kick the Tories out’ as the party gathers in Bournemouth for the first time in three years

The Liberal Democrats have kicked off their annual conference with a call for people to vote tactically in the general election to remove Conservative MPs, until proportional representation makes this unnecessary.

Gathering in Bournemouth for their first autumn get-together since 2019, a conference rally heard video addresses from Carol Vorderman and Steve Coogan. Neither are party members but they said people should vote in a way to ensure Tory candidates lost.