Jo Swinson has been elected the first female leader of the Liberal Democrats in its 31-year history. But who is the MP for East Dunbartonshire, and how will she change UK politics? After a hotly ...

The Lib Dems have history with such tactics. In 2019, the party emblazoned leaflets with a positive newspaper headline without mentioning the piece was written by the then leader, Jo Swinson.

Latest news and updates on the leader of the Liberal Democrats OUR annual award ceremony in celebration of the good, bad and ugly in Government is back for another year. From the shortest comeback ...

When his predecessor as Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson tried that bold strategy at the 2019 general election it spectacularly backfired. In terms of number of seats won, the party came fourth behind ...

PA Media Jo Swinson was the last Liberal Democrat leader to fight a general election Sir John Curtice, president of the British Polling Council, said the Liberal Democrats would "probably pick up ...

Jo Swinson was the Leader of the Liberal Democrats from July to December 2019 Jo Swinson has claimed that former Post Office chief executive Paula Vennells said “something to the effect” that ...

Jo Swinson's brief leadership promised so much but ended in disappointment But the research also hints at a more promising outlook for the Lib Dems than the headline numbers suggest and grounds ...

PA Media Jo Swinson was among the Lib Dem MPs to lose their seat in 2019 Instead, her successor is seeking to position his party as "the main opposition" to the Conservatives in areas where Labour ...

Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson said Ms Wollaston would bring "real expertise". The Totnes MP quit the Conservatives in February over the party's "disastrous handling of Brexit". She told BBC Radio 4's ...

But the Lib Dems' Jo Swinson has not been invited to participate. Their party president Sal Brinton said the decision "disrespects" those who voted Remain in the Brexit referendum. Speaking ...

Jo Swinson is a former British politician and Liberal Democrat leader. She was the Lib Dem MP for East Dunbartonshire from 2005 to 2019, before losing her seat to the SNP. Subscribe to our ...