lost because of the pandemic. here's our political correspondentjonathan blake. his party may be far from centrestage in british politics but he made the most of his speech to lib dems members in person. they have taken a once safe conservative seatin have taken a once safe conservative seat in a by—election since then, and he thinks they are onto something. we and he thinks they are onto something-— and he thinks they are onto something. and he thinks they are onto somethina. ~ ., ., ., something. we heard it loud and clear on the _ something. we heard it loud and clear on the doorsteps, - something. we heard it loud and clear on the doorsteps, in - something. we heard it loud and clear on the doorsteps, in the i something. we heard it loud and l clear on the doorsteps, in the high street. _ clear on the doorsteps, in the high street. in— clear on the doorsteps, in the high street, in the cafe is, from people who had _ street, in the cafe is, from people who had voted conservative all their lives but _ who had voted conservative all their lives but now feel completely left down, _ lives but now feel completely left down, betrayed. he lives but now feel completely left down, betrayed.— down, betrayed. he accused the tories of an _ down, betrayed. he accused the tories of an abuse _ down, betrayed. he accused the tories of an abuse of— down, betrayed. he accused the tories of an abuse of power- down, betrayed. he accused the tories of an abuse of power and | tories of an abuse of power and rallied members to help remove them. the electoral arithmetic is clear. these _ the electoral arithmetic is clear. these conservatives can't be defeated next time unless we, liberal— defeated next time unless we, liberal democrats win tory seats. boris _ liberal democrats win tory seats. boris johnson will stay in downing street_ boris johnson will stay in downing street unless we throw him out. this is a heavy—