Ed Davey: Lib Dem election win would be mandate to remain in EU

Ed Davey was speaking on the opening day of the Lib Dems’ autumn conference. Photograph: Isabel Infantes/AFP/Getty ImagesEd Davey, the deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats, has defended his party’s proposal to cancel Brexit if it wins a majority in a general election, saying the party would have a democratic mandate to do so without another referendum.On the opening day of the Lib Dems’ autumn conference Bournemouth, Davey said a general election victory for his party was muc