The Lib Dem Press Office And 17 Times It Was The Most Entertaining Thing In British Politics

Seriously, they're hilarious.
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With Brexit, a new PM and the ongoing conflict in the Labour party, you’d be forgiven for forgetting there was not too long ago, a third big contender in the realm of British politics.

Remember the Lib Dems?

Y’know, the yellow ones who fell from coalition big league to eight-seat minority overnight on one fateful night last year.

Here’s a reminder of what that did to Danny Alexander’s face...

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Since then they’ve replaced Nick Clegg and have been soldiering on with Tim Farron at the helm.

While the party may have struggled to make itself heard above the rhetoric of Brexit and the absurdities of the Labour leadership contest, there has been one facet of the party that has been consistently nailing it.

You wouldn’t think it but the team’s Twitter maestro(s) have been throwing all kinds of shade and sass into the digital ether of late.

Here’s a selection of their finer moments...

1) Trolling Labour. Hard.

You can’t trust the Lib Dems: they say they oppose the Tories but propped them up in government #ldconf

— Labour Press Team (@labourpress) September 20, 2016

Whereas you seem to have no plans to ever be in government again. You aren't even functioning as an opposition. https://t.co/VDQoiHcXQO

— Lib Dem Press Office (@LibDemPress) September 20, 2016

My fav Twitter feud https://t.co/Etr4izHQw6

— Nick M Duffy (@NickMDuffy) September 20, 2016

@NickMDuffy sort of. They've got crap chat.

— Lib Dem Press Office (@LibDemPress) September 20, 2016

.@LabourPress You gonna take that?https://t.co/jC0IirZNWi

— Nick M Duffy (@NickMDuffy) September 20, 2016

@NickMDuffy @labourpress they will. They don't oppose anything these days

— Lib Dem Press Office (@LibDemPress) September 20, 2016

🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥

2) This excellent comeback to ‘chubby’.

I wanna smack Tim Farron's ugly smug face

— chubby mer-princess (@whatkatie_did) November 27, 2015

@whatkatie_did we'll put you down as a maybe?

— Lib Dem Press Office (@LibDemPress) November 27, 2015

3) Knocking down the old ‘too much time on their hands’ line.

Important development at NEC - the sandwiches are apparently finished

— Laura Kuenssberg (@bbclaurak) September 20, 2016

@bbclaurak same here... pic.twitter.com/qO5L7cR25m

— Lib Dem Press Office (@LibDemPress) September 20, 2016

The Lib Dems are busy https://t.co/chChBEWESI

— Jon Brady (@jonbradyphoto) September 20, 2016

@jonbradyphoto yep. This took hours.

— Lib Dem Press Office (@LibDemPress) September 20, 2016

Jon should have left it there but didn’t.

@LibDemPress Big sandwich?

— Jon Brady (@jonbradyphoto) September 20, 2016

4) This sarcastic piece of art about Grant Shapps.

Due to popular demand. The Lib Dems press release on Grant Shapps in full. pic.twitter.com/H6ZXB9zoSE

— Lib Dem Press Office (@LibDemPress) April 21, 2015

5) Taking the piss out of #traingate in glorious self-deprecating style.

. @jeremycorbyn we've gained another two seats. #traingate pic.twitter.com/d2xr3Myu0U

— Lib Dem Press Office (@LibDemPress) September 20, 2016

Although not everyone got it.

@LibDemPress @jeremycorbyn But you still only have 8 of them in Parliament...

— James (@JamesKenney1998) September 20, 2016

6) And while we’re on the subject of #traingate...

Virgin Trains disputes Jeremy Corbyn claim over lack of seats https://t.co/5CDBYaBDH0

— The Guardian (@guardian) August 23, 2016

I suppose at least he intended not to take seats on this occasion... https://t.co/4bo73bhdcE

— Lib Dem Press Office (@LibDemPress) August 23, 2016

7) This no nonsense Corbyn putdown.

@LibDemPress Tim's speech all well and good but what we really want is 5 sassy reasons why sensible Labourites should jump ship...

— Jake Johnstone (@hijakejohnstone) September 20, 2016

@hijakejohnstone 1)lab are failing as opposition 2)that won't change 3)we can be real opposition 4)only libdem revival ousts Tories 5)corbyn

— Lib Dem Press Office (@LibDemPress) September 20, 2016

7) This response to being blocked by George Osborne.

Honestly George, let it go. #budget2015 pic.twitter.com/Cg4UjxJmHx

— Lib Dem Press Office (@LibDemPress) July 8, 2015

8) And another...

Osborne abolishing the Liberal Democrats? Given he's missing all his other targets we are not that worried. #Budget2016

— Lib Dem Press Office (@LibDemPress) March 16, 2016

9) They may be small but they are still mighty.

you haven't even got enough MPs to set up a football team, stop https://t.co/CN28XLxsbX

— ryan 🦄 (@ryxnf) September 20, 2016

@ryxnf @LibDems we can do 5 a side and we will beat you.

— Lib Dem Press Office (@LibDemPress) September 20, 2016

10) Before they were knocking Corbyn, they were doing the same to Ed.

.@Ed_Miliband's five promises to Britain finally revealed.... pic.twitter.com/p1sWHLH386

— Lib Dem Press Office (@LibDemPress) March 14, 2015

11) Acting as Labour’s Ken ‘Hitler’ Livingstone klaxon.

Ken Livingstone there, who clearly thinks the @labourpress team aren't dealing with enough already today.... #VictoriaLIVE

— Lib Dem Press Office (@LibDemPress) September 6, 2016

Oh FFS, he's on Sky more often than @KayBurley pic.twitter.com/8Z5kH1AvIG

— Kevin Schofield (@PolhomeEditor) September 7, 2016

Cc @labourpress, guys it's happening AGAIN... It's not helping things... https://t.co/IOaYtfQEXg

— Lib Dem Press Office (@LibDemPress) September 7, 2016

12) Ripping Twitter uber-troll Steve Brookstein.

Tim Farron is just bitter that lib/dems have been dropped.

— Steve Brookstein (@stevebrookstein) October 28, 2015

@stevebrookstein fancy a gig at Lib Dem conference next year?

— Lib Dem Press Office (@LibDemPress) October 28, 2015

13) This superb dig at Corbyn’s revolting shadow cabinet.

We'd call for Paul Flynn to resign from the Shadow Cabinet but that’s not as big a thing as it used to be https://t.co/DOELSOWIoR

— Lib Dem Press Office (@LibDemPress) August 30, 2016

14) They’re clearly loving the Labour leadership contest.

If you're still arguing about the EU referendum or haven't spoken to someone since, DM us / email newsbeat@bbc.co.uk pic.twitter.com/Hx93Jlpzpz

— BBC Newsbeat (@BBCNewsbeat) August 25, 2016

cc @jeremycorbyn ,@owensmith2016 one for you? https://t.co/BwgGqqav38

— Lib Dem Press Office (@LibDemPress) August 25, 2016

15) Great one-liners.

Now here's a thing. Lord Sainsbury gave more than £2m to Labour AND the Lib Dems between April and June. pic.twitter.com/FNETga1vdm

— Kevin Schofield (@PolhomeEditor) August 25, 2016

@PolhomeEditor Wonder why the Libs got £25 less?

— Kate McCann (@KateEMcCann) August 25, 2016

@KateEMcCann @PolhomeEditor nectar points?

— Lib Dem Press Office (@LibDemPress) August 25, 2016

16) Not taking any crap.

If anyone sees Tim Farron (and don't tweet "WHO?") please remind him it'll soon be the start of a new term at big school #thanksawfully

— @Parlez_me_nTory (@Parlez_me_nTory) August 18, 2016

@Parlez_me_nTory are you off to big school this year?

— Lib Dem Press Office (@LibDemPress) August 18, 2016

17) And to finish with...

Boris Johnson is going to have to share Chevening- the grace & favour house for foreign secretary- with David Davis and Liam fox. #ouch

— Anushka Asthana (@GuardianAnushka) July 18, 2016

This next series of Love Island is looking a bit rubbish. https://t.co/ZWWqNLClYj

— Lib Dem Press Office (@LibDemPress) July 18, 2016

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