Liberal Democrats cancel conference after Queen's death

The Liberal Democrats have canceled their upcoming fall conference and postponed major debates until the spring following the Queen's death.

Sir Ed Davey's party conference - which was due to take place September 17-20 - ran into the period of mourning of the late Sovereign Queen Elizabeth II, including the September 19 funeral.

Nick da Costa, who chairs the party's conference committee, said the Liberal Democrats "want and need to show their respect to the Queen and the period of national mourning".

In an email update, he said: "The sad news of the past few days has deeply affected our country. And we now know that the ente The Queen's Ceremonies will take place on the Monday of our conference."

"After careful consideration...the conference committee and Federal Council have decided with regret to cancel our fall conference and postpone the big debates in the spring,” added Mr. Da Costa.

Labour plans to continue its autumn conference, according to The Independent. Keir Starmer's party kicks off his conference in Liverpool on September 25, days after the end of the mourning.

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