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Time for a Co-Presidency: Making the Liberal Democrat Presidency fit for the future

By Callum Robertson and Simon McGrath | Tue 13th May 2025 - 8:57 am

As Liberal Democrats, we are rightly proud of our commitment to pluralism, participation, and fairness—not just in policy, but in the way we run our own party. Yet our system for electing and supporting the Party President falls short of these values. The role is unpaid, heavily time-consuming, and increasingly inaccessible to the very members we say we want to empower. It’s time to consider reform—and a co-presidency model is a logical next step.

Unpaid and Unsustainable

The President chairs the Federal Board, sits on multiple key party committees such as the Federal Policy Committee and Federal Conference Committee.

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