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sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
9%
2 of 22 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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He said he understands how MPs get “frustrated” after they are elected to their posts and realise the limits of what they can achieve within the political system.
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they → say → system
South Cotswolds MP Roz Savage made the remark in an essay ahead of the party’s annual conference, which kicks off on Saturday.
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which → make → Saturday
She also said the party must rediscover its “insurgent spirit” rather than being the “polite custodians of a system that leaves people feeling powerless”.
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that → say → people
Party leader Sir Ed Davey donned a chef’s coat to serve up fish and chips to customers at Brighton Palace Pier as he marked his arrival for the conference.
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he → don → conference
He told the Press Association: “No, I heard Roz (Savage), and I really value her, but I think she’s wrong on that.
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she → tell → that
“If you look at our election results up and down the country, we now run more councils than the Conservatives.”
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we → look → Conservatives
He added: “Actually, I sense we’re the most united party in British politics and that’s the impression I get going round talking to members here.
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I → add → members
“Listen, MPs get elected and they get frustrated because they can’t change the world.
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they → listen → world
“I’m afraid that’s the political system.
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that → ’m → ?
I’ve been used to it for a little while and people are learning about that frustration.
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people → learn → frustration
“But we want to change that political system.
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we → want → system
It’s holding everyone back, particularly holding our country back.”
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Sir Ed has sought to boost his party’s profile with attention-grabbing stunts and ramped them up before the last general election in which the Lib Dems returned a record number of MPs.
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Dems → hold → MPs
But it has struggled to maintain a strong presence as Reform UK and the Green Party have often managed to generate more headlines.
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UK → struggle → headlines
The party was described as “weak” in new YouGov polling by just more than half of those asked, and while the survey signalled the public largely sees the Lib Dems as moderate, 43% said it is unclear what they stand for.
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they → describe → what
It noted the Lib Dems have trailed other parties in voting intention polls for most of the last year and have seen “no real growth in support since the last general election”.
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Dems → note → election
The party is seeking to firm up a platform for the next general election, with health and the economy at the centre at the four-day conference in Brighton.
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party → seek → Brighton
He said the party had already set up its manifesto working group, with Cheadle MP Tom Morrison as the chairman.
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party → say → chairman
Sir Ed said: “So, we’ll be ready if it comes early.
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it → say → ?
But, you know, it still could be up to three years away.
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it → know → ?
He said his party has a “distinctive position” in British politics with their goals to take the UK back into the single market and the customs union, which they believe is key to growing the economy and bringing down taxes, as well as focus on the NHS.
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they → say → NHS
The party is positioning itself to take on Reform as well as its typical rivals the Conservatives in upcoming polls, and Sir Ed will pitch the party as “willing to fight” at a rally on Saturday.
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Ed → position → Saturday
He will say that Reform is hoping that they will give up out of tiredness or depression, but that a “bigger orange wall” is needed to stop Nigel Farage’s path to Downing Street.
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wall → say → Street
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