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After celebrating their best ever general Election Results, The Party is the third biggest in parliament. Some of its members are here as mps for the first time. The mood is so upbeat, it is so buoyant but we are really determined to get stuff done. The reason we fight in elections and we win elections is so we can achieve things for our community so i am excited to be talking about our plan fixing Social Care and the health service, and how we really represent our community to be that strong, determined opposition to the government and represent our community is the best possible way we can. The Liberal Democrats achieved record Election Results by pitching themselves in opposition to the conservatives. Raising the question of what to do now that labour are in power. The party says it wants to offer a constructive opposition, challenging ministers on policies they dont like, such as the recent cut in the Winter Fuel Allowance. And they want to use this platform to put forward their own ideas too. With a Focus Today on health and Social Care. Fixing Social Care is going to be critical to helping the nhs. We have to help the nhs but we also have to get Social Care back on its feet so we can get people out of hospital, back to work, get the economy growing again. And that was a bit of the elephant in the room when Wes Streeting was making his statement, it cant be done without fixing Social Care. And among the policies, could there be another stunt like those Ed Davey has become famous for . This is after all, The Party that has proved it knows how to have a good time. Hannah miller, bbc news, brighton. And in answer to hannahs question yes the stunts have continued Party Leader Sir Ed Davey made quite the entrance to The Party conferences as he rode into Brighton Marina on a jet ski. Lets speak to our political correspondent hannah miller, who is at The Party conference. Did you spot him as he came in . Is actually about 45 minutes ago from the Conference Centre so i wasnt able to go but i was told he arrived of several new mps and i think i can manage without having seen him in a wet suit once again. But this is clearly a party that is looking to celebrate today and emphasise their success in the last general election which frankly went beyond what they had expected as they got those 72 mp5 had expected as they got those 72 mps and several of the members here as mps for the first time trying to use this as an opportunity to enjoy their success and bask in the glory of it all and also to kind of use their new found influence and put forward some policies of what they are going to do with the Power And Responsibility they have. As i mentioned, The Party was to be a constructive opposition, we saw them opposing the cut to Winter Fuel Allowance last week. They didnt manage to change the policy of that but they hope and believe by making it uncomfortable for the government, they create the situation where the government might look from future support from the budget comes around. We are expecting to hear from the Lib Dems Chief Whip Wendy Chamberlain shortly who will be opening the Partys Conference with a speech which will talk about health and Social Care, is set to be a Key Theme over the coming days as they pledged to be The Party of britain in the nhs and Social Care. We expect the nhs and others might disagree with that analysis but its clearly a Key Theme they want to be seen to be talking about consistently and where the Lib Dems have shown quite a lot of consistency and perhaps are different from other parties is that constant tying above both nhs with Social Care, their emphasis on the argument that you cannot Fix Nhs without solving some of the problems in Social Care as well. They have a policy of paying carers around £2 or at least £2 above the minimum wage but what else would they were doing concrete terms to solve theissueis doing concrete terms to solve the issue is around Social Care is perhaps a little bit unclear. They say they want Cross Party talks to come up with a long Term Funding Model but we can expect to hear plenty more about those kind of issues over the coming days. The other thing we will hear from Wendy Chamberlain, she is a scottish mp, one of a handful of scottish Lib Dems and a handful of msps in scottish parliament. We expect her to talk about targeting scotland here. �. ,. , talk about targeting scotland here. � u,. ,. , here. And we can hear from her riaht here. And we can hear from her right now here. And we can hear from her right now she here. And we can hear from her right now she has here. And we can hear from her right now she has just here. And we can hear from her right now she hasjust taken here. And we can hear from her right now she has just taken to | right now she has just taken to the stage. Right now she has ust taken to the stageh right now she has ust taken to the stageh the stage. Lets listen. A lot of newer the stage. Lets listen. A lot of newer ones the stage. Lets listen. A lot of newer ones too. The stage. Lets listen. A lot of newer ones too. Im the stage. Lets listen. A lot of newer ones too. Im not i the stage. Lets listen. A lot i of newer ones too. Im notjust talking of newer ones too. Im Notjust Talking About My New mp colleagues. Forthose talking about my new mp colleagues. For those of you present colleagues. For those of you present and my Keynote Speech last year. Present and my Keynote Speech last year, you may have remembered a certain Bar Chart because remembered a certain Bar Chart because do we love a Bar Chart . But that because do we love a Bar Chart . But that was the one with only two votes but that was the one with only two votes in it because that was two votes in it because that was the two votes in it because that was the result in my constituency of North East Fife in 2017, constituency of North East Fife in 2017, a constituency of North East Fife in 2017, a disappointing night for lib in 2017, a disappointing night for Lib Dems across the country and a for Lib Dems across the country and a particularly painful one for us and a particularly painful one for us in and a particularly painful one for us in fife. But then after 2019. For us in fife. But then after 2019. It for us in fife. But then after 2019, it wasnt two votes in it but 1300 2019, it wasnt two votes in it but 1300. That is when i became a but1300. That is when i became a newly but 1300. That is when i became a newly elected lib Dems Member of parliament for North East Fife of parliament for North East Fife we of parliament for North East Fife. We got over the line thanks fife. We got over the line thanks to huge amount of Hard Work thanks to huge amount of Hard Work but thanks to huge amount of Hard Work but even for us celebrating our results, we were celebrating our results, we were commiserating another difficult were commiserating another difficult night for Lib Dems across difficult night for Lib Dems across the whole of the uk. But in 2024. Across the whole of the uk. But in 2024. It across the whole of the uk. But in 2024, it was a different story in 2024, it was a different story. That Bar Chart thatjust a few story. That Bar Chart thatjust a few days ago had two votes in it and a few days ago had two votes in it and just a few days ago had two votes in it and just a couple months ago had the it and just a couple months ago had the Snp Holding and North East Fife in the boundaries now has 13. 5 thousand votes in it. Which is maybe thousand votes in it. Which is maybe not thousand votes in it. Which is maybe not so helpful for that future maybe not so helpful for that future squeeze budget. You can eat your future squeeze budget. You can eat your hearts out. You may be able eat your hearts out. You may be able to eat your hearts out. You may be able to run eat your hearts out. You may be able to run further and faster than able to run further and faster than me able to run further and faster than me but when it comes to running than me but when it comes to Running In than me but when it comes to Running In North East Fife, we know Running In North East Fife, we know who Running In North East Fife, we know who is the best performing, Lib Dems. And im so humbled to be given the opportunity to serve communities in North East Fife in parliament for a second time in parliament for a second time. Because being the mp for North East Fife such a privilege. Its home to so much, privilege. Its home to so much, world renowned artists, whisky much, world renowned artists, Whisky Distilleries and historic communities such as those historic communities such as those in historic communities such as those in the fishing communities, past industrial era and communities, past industrial Era And Breadbasket of fife. But during the summer, i finally but during the summer, i finally got to visit my constituents, the puffins, on the isle constituents, the puffins, on the Isle Of May because we are campaigning for sand Eels Fishing campaigning for sand Eels Fishing. I got to experience the grass to Grill Tour and a visit the grass to Grill Tour and a visit to the grass to Grill Tour and a visit to the Arts Festival which visit to the Arts Festival which is visit to the Arts Festival which is becoming increasingly renowned. And its the honour of my renowned. And its the honour of my life renowned. And its the honour of my life to be their local champion westminster. And im not the champion westminster. And im not the only one. It wasnt so much not the only one. It wasnt so much a not the only one. It wasnt so much a case of Lib Dems winning year, much a case of Lib Dems winning year. It much a case of Lib Dems winning year. It was much a case of Lib Dems winning year, it was winning everywhere. We won in wales. We won the everywhere. We won in wales. We won the West Country back. We brought won the West Country back. We brought new ground in Home Counties brought new ground in Home Counties. 72 Lib Dems local champion selected by their constituents who are already working constituents who are already working day in, Day Out fighting for their communities. But It Fighting for their communities. But it would be remiss of me not to but it would be remiss of me not to mention part of the result not to mention part of the result that was particularly dear result that was particularly dear to result that was particularly dear to my heart. That was our success dear to my heart. That was our success in dear to my heart. That was our success in scotland. Returning three success in scotland. Returning three scottish colleagues with increased majorities, Susan Murray increased majorities, Susan Murray winning back berkshire. And we murray winning back berkshire. And we have even managed to sneak and we have even managed to sneak in and we have even managed to sneak in a and we have even managed to sneak in a couple of extra scots sneak in a couple of extra scots in sneak in a couple of extra scots in england constituencies like we scots in england constituencies we swapped a Scottish Conservative for a scottish Lib Dems conservative for a scottish Lib Dems. And if the similarities to your dems. And if the similarities to your predecessor dont end there. To your predecessor dont end there. I to your predecessor dont end there, i thoroughly expect you to he there, i thoroughly expect you to be strutting your stuff at the lib to be strutting your stuff at the Lib Dems escalated tonight. And what the Lib Dems escalated tonight. And what a special moment it was when and what a special moment it was when the last results to be declared was when the last results to be declared across the whole of the uk declared across the whole of the uk was the Lib Dems winning back charles kennedys Hold Seats back charles kennedys Hold Seats. Well done, agnes. And im seats. Well done, agnes. And im sure seats. Well done, agnes. And im sure charles would have been im sure charles would have been proud of us all for what we achieved on that historic night we achieved on that historic night in we achieved on that historic night injuly. And just as we achieved on that historic night in july. And just as we did our night in july. And just as we did our bit across the uk to deliver did our bit across the uk to deliver a did our bit across the uk to deliver a decisive blow to an out of deliver a decisive blow to an out of touch and out of time conservative government, so too did we conservative government, so too did we play conservative government, so too did we play a part in beating the snp did we play a part in beating the snp. Now, im not going to stand the snp. Now, im not going to stand here and gloat about the demise stand here and gloat about the demise of snp but i do think there demise of snp but i do think there is demise of snp but i do think there is a demise of snp but i do think there is a lesson for everyone in politics there is a lesson for everyone in politics about what happens when in politics about what happens when you in politics about what happens when you take voters for granted. Im not sure the snp had that granted. Im not sure the snp had that sense of Retirement Torment had that sense of Retirement Torment Centre Sense of entitlement but to simply grandstand. And they use their positions grandstand. And they use their positions of power in the Scottish Government not to deliver Scottish Government not to deliver buts to overpromise. So no wonder deliver buts to overpromise. So no wonder so many former snp voters no wonder so many former snp voters that i spoke to during the campaign were utterly disillusioned with that party. But meanwhile, Lib Dems were out there but meanwhile, Lib Dems were out there of