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Lib Dem MP quits frontbench job over Ed Davey's leadership
Sir Ed Davey and Charlie Maynard on the campaign trail in 2024
Liberal Democrat MP Charlie Maynard has resigned from the party's frontbench and wants to see Sir Ed Davey replaced as leader.
As first reported by the Financial Times, external, the Witney MP left his role as Treasury spokesman on Friday.
Those close to Sir Ed privately acknowledge that there is what they see as a "small group" of Liberal Democrat MPs who are not happy with his leadership, of which Maynard is one.
Daisy Cooper, the deputy leader of the party, said: "The vast majority of our MPs support Ed, want him to lead the party into the next election, and are furious at this distraction." The BBC has approached Maynard for comment.
Julian Brazil, a Liberal Democrat council leader who has previously been critical of Sir Ed, said Maynard had "put his head above the parapet - we'll see if other people follow".
Speaking to BBC Radio 5Live's Matt Chorley, he said: "I would have thought that in the next few days, we will see if there's a groundswell behind him."
Brazil added that Sir Ed had been a "fantastic leader" but added: "For whatever reasons people aren't listening to Ed, they don't take notice of him, so we need to have a fresh start and be able to articulate what our vision of the country is.
Maynard was first elected to his Oxfordshire constituency in 2024, winning the traditionally Conservative seat, formerly held by David Cameron, with a majority of more than 4,000.
Before becoming an MP, he ran an international mergers and acquisitions advisory firm.