Lib Dems set sights on Raab in bid to ‘turn Blue Wall yellow’
The deputy prime minister's Surrey constituency is top of the Lib Dems' target seats at election time.
The deputy prime minister's Surrey constituency is top of the Lib Dems' target seats at election time.
“Therein lies a paradox that troubles many Brexiteers: if 'success' is avoiding the costs of divergence , why did we leave in the first place?," the former Lib Dem leader asked.
“Tonight, the people of North Shropshire have spoken on behalf of the British people."
The bookies have the Liberal Democrats slightly ahead in what promises to be an extremely close contest.
A Liberal Democrat win in a Leave-voting rural constituency would send shivers up the spine of the Tory Party, one analyst said.
"As the saying goes, you can’t fatten a calf on market day."
“These Conservatives can’t be defeated next time unless we Liberal Democrats win Tory seats,” he said.
"People focus on the Red Wall in the North, but the Tories had better watch their rear flank."
“Potentially one of the most embarrassing things I’ve seen,” one Twitter user announced.
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