LONDON -- Britain’s Liberal Democrats announced former Cabinet minister Ed Davey as the party's new leader Thursday, in hopes that he could turn its fortunes around after a series of poor Davey, the left-of-center party’s acting leader, said in a brief speech that he wanted to rebuild the party “to national relevance.” The Lib Dems, as they are known, won just 11 seats in Parliament in last year’s “We have to wake up and smell the coffee,” Davey said Thursday. Media caption Jo Swinson lost her seat in Dunbartonshire East to the SNP. The left-of-center Liberal Democrats' acting leader, Ed Davey, comfortably defeated challenger Layla Moran in a campaign that was mostly conducted online because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Liberal Democrats were the fourth biggest party in the House of Commons, with 20 MPs out of 650 when Parliament was dissolved on 6 November. The left-of-center Liberal Democrats' acting leader, Ed Davey, comfortably defeated challenger Layla Moran in a campaign that was mostly conducted online because of the coronavirus pandemic. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP) Ed Davey speaks after he was elected as the leader of the Liberal Democrats party, in London Thursday Aug. 27, 2020. Eleven Liberal Democrat Members of Parliament (MPs) were elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom at the 2019 general election. The left-of-center Liberal Democrats' acting leader, Ed Davey, comfortably defeated challenger Layla Moran in a campaign that was mostly conducted online because of the coronavirus pandemic. UK's Liberal Democrat party elects Ed Davey as new leaderMore than 1,200 students test positive for COVID-19 at major university Massachusetts governor activates up to 1,000 National Guard members Former pool attendant details alleged relationship with Becki and Jerry Falwell Jr. Trump blames media after DNC tops RNC in TV ratings Ed Davey speaks after he was elected as the leader of the Liberal Democrats party, in London Thursday Aug. 27, 2020.
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