Sir Keir Starmer echoed Davey's sentiments in his own appearance on Ridge. 'The Liberal Democrats are actually fighting Labour in many areas, in Hull, in Sunderland, in Sheffield, in Haringey, in Southwark and I can tell you many other places where there is a real fight and these council numbers are I think a bit of a detraction. Sir Ed Davey told Ridge on Sky News: 'Listen, there is no pact now, there is not going to be a pact in the future. His comments sparked a political storm, with both Opposition parties denying his accusations. Sir Ed Davey's party is 1/3 with Star Sports and Ladbrokes to win the Tiverton and Honiton by-election triggered by Neil Parish's resignation