Liberal Democrats

plural noun

1. (in Britain) a political party with centrist policies; established in 1988 as the Social and Liberal Democrats when the Liberal Party merged with the Social Democratic Party; renamed Liberal Democrats in 1989

Example Sentences

The Liberal Democrats' justice spokesperson Jess Brown-Fuller is calling for Lammy to return to the House of Commons to explain "why he failed to answer" questions on whether another prisoner had been mistakenly released during PMQs.

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Emergency asylum processing centres were needed to allow refugees to move into legal work "while those who don't have a right to stay must be returned", the Liberal Democrats said.

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Liam McArthur, of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, described it as a "mixed bag" and urged ministers to strike an "appropriate balance between rights and responsibilities".

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The Liberal Democrats said it was "a betrayal" that pupils "may have to wait four years for a safe classroom" and accused the government of neglect.

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At the time, the Liberal Democrats said the changes could be devastating for disabled people, while the Green Party described them as "cruel".

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