By Chronicle staff and PADeputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia, the Leader of the Liberal Party, will host the Gibraltar Government reception at the Liberal Democrat party conference in Bournemouth today. As the conference started on Saturday, party leader Sir Ed Davey said the Lib Dems offered a counterpoint to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK, as Labour and the Tories slide in UK opinion polls. The Liberal Democrats are the most united political party in Westminster by “a country mile”, he said. Sir Ed became well-known during the 2024 general election for a series of stunts: riding theme park attractions and water sports among them. So we put forward serious, practical policies.”Addressing The i Paper article, Sir Ed said: “You know, I read the article.