Lib Dems are being too cautious, say senior party members

Group of 30 senior figures calls for more boldness to show voters party stands for ‘something inspiring’

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A group of senior Liberal Democrats has warned that the party under Ed Davey is being too cautious and needs to properly explain to voters what it actually stands for before the general election.

In a rare expression of open dissent within the Lib Dems, 30 senior members, including a Lords frontbencher and eight members of the party’s policy committee, said there was a need to be bolder in areas including Brexit, human rights and the environment.