Arriving at his party's Autumn Conference in Brighton today,
Liberal Democrat Leader will declare that Nigel Farage's route to Downing
Street - whether buying his way in or getting the keys from
- runs straight through
Liberal Democrat Britain, and that the Orange Wall will stop him.
Davey will argue that the Conservative surrender to Reform has
already happened. Four sitting and 21 former Conservative MPs,
including six former cabinet ministers, have defected to Farage's
party since the general election and Conservative candidates must
now sign up to Reform's agenda to be selected. Together, he will
warn, Badenoch and Farage are set to turn Britain into a "Trump
satellite state": trashing the NHS, setting communities against
each other, causing untold damage to our environment, and
trampling the British values of fairness, tolerance and decency.
Starting the week at a Brighton chippy, Davey will point to the
fish and chip supper as the test both parties fail. While they
compete over who can divide the country more, families who work
hard and play by the rules are being priced out of even that
simple pleasure, and the small businesses that serve them are
being taxed to the brink by a Labour government with no plan for
growth.
, Leader of the Liberal Democrats, said:
"While families are struggling to afford the basics and small
businesses are being crippled by this government, the
Conservatives and Reform can only offer anger, division, and
another con to line their own pockets.
"An unholy alliance between Farage and Badenoch is the only way
either can get into power. Together, they want to turn Britain
into a Trump satellite state which would trash our NHS, turn our
communities against each other, cause untold damage to our
environment, and trample over traditional British values of
fairness, tolerance, and decency.
"A bigger Orange Wall is the only thing that can stand between
Britain and this dangerous experiment, and we will not let them
pass. Liberal Democrats are the only party with a plan to take
the brakes off the British economy, get money back into people's
pockets, and defend the traditional values that make our country
great.
Britain feels broken because it's being held back. This
conference, we'll be setting out our vision to fix our broken
politics and change our country for the better."
Closing out the first day of the conference, Davey will
also address the party rally on Saturday evening under the theme
Why I Care, Why I Fight'.
In his speech, Davey is expected to say:
As Liberals, we believe in the intrinsic worth of every single
human being. And we are willing to fight for it
When we see injustice, when we see human dignity under attack, we
do not look away. We stand up. We care. And we fight
[Reform are] not even trying to win most people's support. What
they're banking on what Farage is counting on to get him into
Number Ten is that we don't care enough to see this fight
through. That we'll get tired. Depressed... That the anger and
the hatred and the lies will grind us down until eventually we
just give up.
Well I hope they're watching tonight. I hope they'll watch us
this week. I hope they'll listen to you. Because what they'll
see, what they'll hear is a party that won't be ground down. That
won't be deterred. That won't give up the fight.
What they'll hear is thousands of Liberals speaking with one
voice, to say: We care. And we fight.
