Davey made the comments during his keynote speech at the Lib Dem national conference in Bournemouth.
Davey made the comments during his speech at the Lib Dem conference in Bournemouth on Tuesday afternoon.
The Lib Dems boosted their number of councillors from 67 to 87 in last year's Scottish local council elections. This is the most the party has held since 2012. Davey kicked off his speech by having a go at the Tory government, saying “clown” is the “wrong C-word” for the Conservatives.
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