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Caron Lindsay

Ed Davey speech: We can’t let Trump’s America become Farage’s Britain

By Caron Lindsay | Wed 29th April 2026 - 7:45 pm

Ed Davey announced today a package of new Lib Dem policy aimed at ensuring that foreign actors have less influence in our politics.

He called for:

Banning payments from X and other social media platforms to politicians in the UK, including MPs.
Prohibiting anyone who has served a foreign administration from donating to UK political parties, think tanks, or campaign groups.
Banning foreign-funded online political adverts altogether.

The party will pursue these through amendments to the Representation of the People Bill.

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