Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey: I will be voice of UK`s nine million carers
(World News UK)

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey will pledge to be the voice of the UK`s nine million carers in a deeply personal speech to his party`s annual conference. Sir Ed will talk about being a teenage carer for his mother as she battled bone cancer after his father died when he was four, as well as the challenges of caring for his disabled son, John. He will tell parents of disabled children and young people caring for their parents: “I understand what you`re going through, and I promise you this: I will be your voice.” The Kingston and Surbiton MP, who served as a Cabinet minister in the coalition, is also expected to acknowledge the party`s...