Sir Ed also says his party will continue to argue for 'fair votes' despite gaining many more MPs than Reform UK.
It "would be great" if the new Labour government took on Liberal Democrat policies, party leader Sir Ed Davey has said.Labour in opposition "stole" his party's idea of a windfall tax on the big oil and gas companies.
After Reform UK won more votes but far fewer seats than the Lib Dems, Sir Ed also said he would go on arguing for "fair votes" and changing the electoral system to proportional representation. The Lib Dems won their 72 seats - a record for the party - with 12.2% of the vote. Reform UK gained five MPs with 14.3% of the vote."On a fair proportional representation system, we would get 94 seats, but instead we've just got five and that is patently unfair."In his interview with Laura Kuenssberg, Sir Ed rejected suggestions that the size of Labour's majority meant the government did not need to pay attention to the Lib Dems.
"So, I’m hoping, as we argue for health and care, we argue for ending the sewage scandal, we argue for action on the cost of living, that the Labour government will realise that we actually have the best arguments, the best policies and take them, and that would be great."
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