The Liberal Democrats have announced a £2bn plan to cut fuel duty by 10p a litre for a fixed three-month period. This proposal was unveiled at their conference, as part of a series of policy ideas aimed at addressing concerns that voters are not sufficiently aware of the party's platform.
Party leader Ed Davey is expected to detail this fuel duty plan, along with a reduction in the £3 bus fare cap to £1 and a 10% cut in rail fares, during his main speech in Brighton on Tuesday. Daisy Cooper, the party's deputy leader and Treasury spokesperson, previously outlined proposals for economic growth through closer ties with Europe, including an existing plan to rejoin the EU single market.
Polling presented at the conference indicated that Lib Dem policies are less known than those of Restore Britain, a party launched in February with one MP. Research by More in Common found that only 39% of voters had an idea of what the Liberal Democrats stood for, a figure lower than for other major parties.