# Not just 'Nice Guy Eddie': Lib Dems eager for leader to show radical side at party conference

> Daisy Cooper, the deputy leader, told me it would be 'a gloves-off kind of conference'.

- Published: 2026-09-18T01:15:00.903Z
- Updated: 2026-09-22T20:01:14.062Z
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- Topics: Science and technology
- Involves: Daisy Cooper, Ed Davey, Frontier Economics, Institute for Fiscal Studies, Lib Dem strategists, Liberal Democrats, OBR, Reform UK, Sir Ed Davey, a closer trading arrangement with the EU, cut fuel duty by 10p a litre until Christmas, cut the bus fare cap from £3 to £1

## How it developed

- 2026-09-18T01:15:00.903Z - BBC News: [Not just 'Nice Guy Eddie': Lib Dems eager for leader to show radical side at party conference](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq4grjdz8xv5o)
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- 2026-09-20T10:01:12.617Z - BBC News: [Ed Davey calls for immediate 10p cut to fuel duty](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr89j514dly2o)
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