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Upland farming advocate Julia Aglionby has addressed the Liberal Democrats conference about her plans to become an MP. Ms Aglionby was earlier revealed as

A HOSPICE’S fight to receive more funding from Westminster in the face of rising energy bills has gone to Parliament.

These are big takeaways from the Liberal Democrat conference in Bournemouth

The Lib Dems still support building 380,000 new homes a year

Lib Dem MP and former leader Tim Farron faced booes after he described the target to build 380,000 new homes a year as 'pure Thatcherism' and an 'electoral gift to the Tories'

Among those urging members to reject the amendment was former leader Tim Farron.

Among those urging members to reject the amendment was former leader Tim Farron.

Tim Farron was booed by audience members at the Lib Dem conference during a heated debate over housing. The row centres around the party replacing its pledge to build 380,000 new homes a year with a new social housing commitment. In his speech, the former Lib Dem leader criticised what he called “vague” housing targets, arguing that they benefit housing developers rather than people trying to get on to the housing ladder. As he called the amendment to the party’s housing pledge “pure Th...

QUENTIN LETTS: Poor Sir Edward Davey. On Sunday the Lib Dem leader fell out of a kayak and was given a mouthful of English Channel. Yesterday he received a second dose of salts.

Sir Davey wanted to drop the pledge to build 380,000 homes each year and replace it with a target of 150,000 council houses. But his plans were rejected at the party conference yesterday.