Editing Lib–Lab pact (section)

===Possible coalition after the 2024 general election===
After the [[2023 United Kingdom local elections|2023 local elections]], in which both Labour and Liberal Democrats made gains. Both [[Keir Starmer]], the Labour leader, and [[Ed Davey]], the Liberal Democrat leader, refused to rule out a possible alliance after the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Adu|first1=Aletha|last2=Walker|first2=Peter|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/may/09/keir-starmer-refuses-to-rule-out-lib-dem-coalition-after-next-election|title=Keir Starmer refuses to rule out Lib Dem coalition after next election|date=9 May 2023|website=The Guardian|access-date=10 May 2023}}</ref> On 13 June 2023, [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party National Campaign Coordinator]] [[Shabana Mahmood]] ruled out a Lib–Lab pact in the by-elections in [[2023 Mid Bedfordshire by-election|Mid Bedfordshire]], [[2023 Uxbridge and South Ruislip by-election|Uxbridge and South Ruislip]] and [[2023 Selby and Ainsty by-election|Selby and Ainsty]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gye |first=Chloe Chaplain, Hugo |date=2023-06-13 |title=Labour rules out Lib Dem pact and aims to win three by-elections - including Dorries's old seat |url=https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/labour-rules-out-lib-dem-pact-win-three-by-elections-dorries-mid-beds-2407386 |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref>