 Speaking exclusively to the Mirror, Sir Ed said: 'We want to get ready for the next election to beat lots of Conservative MPs. 'They are failing our country, they are failing on the cost-of-living crisis - they've made it worse. 'Their trashing of the economy is shovelling up people's mortgages, shovelling up rents, on top of food costs and energy costs. 'There are millions of families and pensioners who are struggling like they have never struggled before.' Some Lib Dem insiders believe the party was stripped of its greatest asset when Mr Johnson was finally ejected from No10. Boris Johnson was seen as good for the Lib Dems by some strategists ( Facebook) Privately, some activists admit they will struggle to pin the same criticisms of Mr Johnson on Mr Sunak. But Sir Ed said: 'We wanted to show him the door, we wanted to get rid of him on behalf){kind=link}
Party leader Sir Ed Davey insisted Rishi Sunak has his ‘fingerprints all over’ the economic crisis engulfing Britain – and vowed there would be no let up in the Lib Dems’ assault on Conservative strongholds
Lib Dems still believe they can oust the Tories from a string of “Blue Wall” heartland seats – even though Boris Johnson has been toppled.
Party leader Sir Ed Davey insisted he can lead a revival of Lib Dem fortunes by smashing the Conservatives in their traditional strongholds.
It comes as he unveils a key pledge to slash the waiting time to see a GP for a routine appointment to seven days.
Sir Ed, 56, will make the promise as he addresses party activists in London on Sunday, having cancelled the Lib Dems’ annual conference in September after the Queen died.