Care and the NHS, which Sir Ed Davey described as "critical" for the economy, will remain his party's focus going into the budget, the Liberal Democrat leader has said. Sir Ed left his party's conference in Brighton on Monday morning to visit volunteers in the Sussex countryside, where he helped them replace a stile near Ditchling village. He also saw inside Oldland Mill near Hassocks, and helped "wind" the restored structure, moving the sails manually into the wind.

Care and the NHS, which Sir Ed Davey described as "critical" for the economy, will remain his party's focus going into the budget, the Liberal Democrat leader has said.