One liberal ally of Mr. de Blasio's conceded the presentation of the divestment proposal was a «failure,» though of «surrogacy» and not «content.» (observer.com)
In 1919 the local MP, industrialist and major local employer Josiah Wedgwood shifted his allegiance from the Liberal Party — the Lloyd - George Coalition Liberals allying with the Conservatives — to the Labour Party and the seat has elected the Labour candidate who has stood since that date, a total of 29 elections in succession. (en.wikipedia.org)
Believing that they had destroyed the Islamist movements through decades of intense persecution, they have now turned their over-developed security apparatus against their erstwhile liberal allies. (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)