| DAVEY | Ed, English politician who became sole leader of the Liberal Democrats in 2020 (5) |
| ASHDOWN | Paddy, who led the Liberal Democrats in the 1990s (7) |
| OSWALD | ____ Mosley, English politician who founded the British Union of Fascists in 1932 (6) |
| DISSEMBLE | Deceive Liberal Democrats in south-east (9) |
| HEEL | Low type is sole leader for cobbler's work (4) |
| CACOTOPIA | Not being sole leader maybe, one in flight agency gets the worst of all worlds? |
| SHEERAN | Ed, English singer/songwriter who released his fifth studio album = in 2021 (7) |
| TAMBO | See 7 Ac. South African politician who became acting president of the ANC in 1967 (6,5) |
| LEIGH | Edward, Conservative politician who became father of the House in 2024 (5) |
| CABLE | Vince ___, MP for Twickenham; Acting Leader of the Liberal Democrats for two months in 2007 (5) |
| PADDY | Former leader of the Liberal Democrats who died last December (5,7) |
| VINCE | Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 2017 to 2019 (5.5) |
| BANDA | Hastings, politician who became life president of Malawi in 1971 (5) |
| ADAMS | Eric ___, politician who became mayor of New York City in 2022 (5) |
| CLEGG | Nick ?, Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 2007-15 (5) |
| BEITH | 1973-2015 MP for Berwick upon Tweed; 1992-2003 Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats (4,5) |
| HAIGH | Louise, Labour politician who became transport secretary in 2024 (5) |
| ORBAN | Viktor, Hungarian politician who became its prime minister in 2010 (5) |
| RUTTE | Mark, Dutch politician who became NATO Secretary-General in 2024 (5) |
| KENTE | Textile worn by kneeling congressional Democrats in ... solidarity?? |
