“To members of the Liberal Democrats, thank you for putting your faith in me and giving me the honour of leading a Party I joined 30 years ago,” Davey told his fellow party member in a victory speech broadcasted online due to COVID-19 social distancing measures.
As it was announced in the virtual event held in Central London, the 54-year-old lawmaker won 42,756 votes to beat challenger and fellow lawmaker Layla Moran (24,564 votes) in the race for the Lib Dems leadership.
The Lib Dems had been without a leader since Jo Swinson lost her seat in the House of Commons in last year’s general elections, where the UK liberal party only won 11 seats.
