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The '''Liberal Democrats''', often known as the "'''Lib Dems'''", are a political party in the [[United Kingdom]]. They have traditionally occupied the centre of the political spectrum, between the [[Labour Party]] on the left and the [[Conservative Party]] on the right ("liberal" in British political parlance means "centrist" or "moderate" rather than "left-wing", as it does in the United States). They have also been described as "radical centre", a political philosophy of having no inherent bias towards the left or right wings, and attempting to resolve political policy and events by taking input and/or advice from all salient viewpoints, and being willing to at least consider radically different new policies, provided those policies are well thought-out and examined. At the present time, the party is seen as being moderately left-leaning.

The '''Liberal Democrats''', often known as the "'''Lib Dems'''", are a political party in the [[United Kingdom]]. They have traditionally occupied the centre of the political spectrum, between the [[Labour Party]] on the left and the [[Conservative Party]] on the right ("liberal" in British political parlance means "centrist" or "moderate" rather than "left-wing", as it does in the United States). They have also been described as "radical centre", a political philosophy of having no inherent bias towards the left or right wings, and attempting to resolve political policy and events by taking input and/or advice from all salient viewpoints, and being willing to at least consider radically different new policies, provided those policies are well thought-out and examined. At the present time, the party is seen as being moderately left-leaning.

The Liberal Democrats formed a coalition government with the [[Conservative Party]] from May 11, 2010 but this ended on May 7, 2015.  Until 14 Jun 2017 the Liberal Democrats were led by [[Tim Farron]].  The liberal-leftist [[Vince Cable]] was the only candidate for leadership and therefore is the new leader.

The Liberal Democrats formed a coalition government with the [[Conservative Party]] from May 11, 2010 but this ended on May 7, 2015.  Until 14 Jun 2017 the Liberal Democrats were led by [[Tim Farron]].  The liberal-leftist [[Vince Cable]] was the only candidate for leadership and therefore is the new leader. In 2019, Cable announced his intention to retire and a leadership election is taking place.  The result will be announced on July 23, 2019.

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