Liberal Democrats

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British political party political party

The Liberal Democrats are a centrist to centre-left political party in the United Kingdom known for advocating civil liberties, electoral reform, and pro-European policies.

Aliases (12)

Liberal Democrats (UK) ×6
Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords ×2
LGA Liberal Democrat Group ×1
Lib Dems ×1
Lib Dems (for some Liberal Democratic Parties, especially UK) ×1
Liberal Democrat Conference ×1
Liberal Democrat Youth and Students ×1
Liberal Democratic Party (United Kingdom) ×1
Liberal Democrats Federal Party ×1
Liberal Democrats in the House of Commons ×1
Scottish Liberal Democrats ×1
Social and Liberal Democrats ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British political party → political party →
advocates	civil liberties → electoral reform → pro-European policies →
color	orange → yellow →
country	United Kingdom →
foundedBy	Liberal Party → Social Democratic Party →
hasEuropeanAffiliation	Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party →
hasInternationalAffiliation	Liberal International →
hasParliamentaryGroup	Liberal Democrats in the House of Commons → Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords →
hasWing	Liberal Democrat Youth and Students →
ideology	liberalism → social liberalism →
isOneOf	major UK-wide political parties →
operatesIn	England → Northern Ireland → Scotland → Wales →
opposes	first-past-the-post electoral system →
politicalPosition	centre → centre-left →
precededBy	Liberal Party → Social Democratic Party →
shortName	Lib Dems →
supports	House of Lords reform → LGBT rights → NHS funding → civil liberties protections → civil marriage equality → climate change mitigation policies → constitutional reform → devolution → drug policy reform → education funding → environmentalism → foreign aid → human rights → international cooperation → multilateralism → pro-European Union stance → proportional representation → refugee rights → renewable energy expansion →
youthWing	Young Liberals →

Referenced by (24)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Archibald Kirkwood, Baron Kirkwood of Kirkhope → Conrad Russell, 5th Earl Russell → Shirley Williams ("Liberal Democrats (UK)") → The Lord Sainsbury of Turville →	memberOfPoliticalParty
Liberal Democrats ("Liberal Democrats in the House of Commons") → Liberal Democrats ("Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords") →	hasParliamentaryGroup
Young Liberals ("Liberal Democrats Federal Party") →	affiliation
MSP ("Scottish Liberal Democrats") →	canBelongTo
Local Government Association ("LGA Liberal Democrat Group") →	governs
LDP ("Lib Dems (for some Liberal Democratic Parties, especially UK)") →	hasAlternativeForm
Liberal Democrats ("Liberal Democrat Youth and Students") →	hasWing
Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition government ("Liberal Democrats (UK)") →	juniorCoalitionPartner
David Steel ("Liberal Democrats (UK)") →	memberOf
Social Democratic Party (UK, 1981) ("Social and Liberal Democrats") →	mergedInto
Young Liberals →	parentOrganization
Conrad Russell, 5th Earl Russell ("Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords") →	parliamentaryGroup
David Steel ("Liberal Democrats (UK)") →	politicalParty
Health and Social Care Act 2012 ("Liberal Democrats (UK)") →	politicalPartyInGovernment
LDP ("Liberal Democratic Party (United Kingdom)") →	refersTo
Conservative Party Conference ("Liberal Democrat Conference") →	relatedEvent
Liberal Democrats ("Lib Dems") →	shortName
Liberal Party (UK) →	succeededBy
Social Democratic Party (UK, 1981) →	successor
2005 United Kingdom general election ("Liberal Democrats (UK)") →	thirdLargestParty