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Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey said the party had supplanted the Conservatives as the "party of Middle England".

The Liberal Democrats went into the election campaign saying they aimed to replace the Conservatives as the "party of Middle England".

Head south from here and reach Cambridgeshire County Council, where Ed Davey hopes his Lib Dems can become the "party of Middle England" by turning their current coalition into a full majority, locking out the Tories.

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has said he wants to replace the Conservatives as the "party of Middle England", as he launched his campaign for the local elections.

To pollsters this area represents "aspirational Middle England" - people who work hard, have a decent standard of living and want to better themselves and their families.