The Liberal Democrats have become the first major party to adopt an early version of its manifesto for a general election expected next year.
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey during the Liberal Democrat conference at the Bournemouth Conference Centre
Keeping the triple lock for pensions, introducing a £5 billion social care package and banning sewage dumping are among pledges the party says are central to the newly approved document. An ultimate goal to return to membership status within the bloc is currently official policy, but the leader has been reluctant to speak publicly about this and says it is currently off the table.
But one Lib Dem council leader, speaking at a fringe event alongside housing spokeswoman Helen Morgan, said abandoning national housing goals would be an “abdication of responsibility” and warned against “fluffy local targets”. Sir Ed said the mechanism would be kept under any circumstances, which neither the Conservatives nor Labour have promised to do.
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