Talk:David Lidington

Europe minister

"Previously he was Minister of State for Europe and hence the longest-serving Europe Minister in British history.[1]" I do not understand how this makes him the longest serving, should this be 'last'? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Foxdown (talk • contribs) 22:31, 4 December 2016 (UTC)
* agree as per Foxdown Clarissa1925 (talk)

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Siblings

It seems odd to me that this article refers to one of his brothers (Peter, a teacher), but not to his other brother.

I was at school with the Lidington boys - we travelled to school together. David, the oldest, was a year or two ahead of me; Peter was in my year; and Tony a year or two below Peter and me. Tony went on to a life in the theatre. peter_english (talk) 13:11, 14 June 2017 (UTC)

I guess this is he. A definite family resemblance. Cheers!
Gareth Griffith-Jones, The Welsh Buzzard (Talk) 14:17, 14 June 2017 (UTC)

I think it refers to Peter because a history teacher?
Equinoxmist (talk) 23:01, 22 June 2017 (UTC)

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De facto deputy prime minister

Socks, socks, and more socks. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 15:53, 12 February 2018 (UTC)

Lidington is de facto deputy prime minister according to http://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2018/01/19/britain-could-one-day-join-reformed-eu-hints-theresa-mays-de/ and other sources

I added this to page but it seems that user @Emir of Wikipedia: keeps reverting it, possibly due to conflict of interest or because vandalism and removing clearly referenced material is a habit of this user, as also reported at [] — Preceding unsigned comment added by Clarissa1925 (talk • contribs)

If there is other sources then please show them. As per WP:BRD if a bold edit is reverted by me or anyone else then you should take to the talkpage and discuss it. What conflict of interest could I have? Please don't use the term vandalism here unless you have read WP:Vandalism and know the specific meaning it has here. Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 12:59, 20 January 2018 (UTC)

@Emir of Wikipedia: other sources you can find here:

• • https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=de+facto+deputy+prime+minister+david+lidington&oq=de+facto+deputy+prime+minister+david+lidington&aqs=chrome..69i57.7086j0j1&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Telegraph article referenced in article is more than enough anyway though.

And does this user know what de facto means?

Clarissa1925 (talk)

Please revert back to the Wikipedia:Consensus version of the article, and then we can discuss your edits. It is not my job to look through Google for other sources, if you add a claim the burden is on you to add sources. One source by the Telegraph is not more than enough anyway. I do know what de facto means, but do you. Also a ping doesn't work unless you sign your comment in the same edit. Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 13:18, 20 January 2018 (UTC)

@GregPantry: Please discuss here, "admin approval" is not needed. In the meantime please revert to the consensus version. Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 14:45, 12 February 2018 (UTC)

I don't know why this appears to be such a contreversial edit. Enough references to support it, including:

• http://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2018/01/19/britain-could-one-day-join-reformed-eu-hints-theresa-mays-de/
• https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/lidington-calls-for-tories-to-show-more-respect-to-theresa-may-b8g7dqfkm
• http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/david-lidington-eu-brexit_uk_5a62f55ae4b0dc592a08f40b
• https://www.politico.eu/article/radical-changes-ahead-for-eu-says-theresa-mays-deputy-david-lidington/
• https://www.politico.eu/article/cabinet-reshuffle-brandon-lewis-uk-immigration-minister-moved-to-chair-tory-party/
• http://www.cityam.com/278379/cabinet-reshuffle-theresa-may-reveals-first-major-shake-up
• https://www.ft.com/content/a92aa982-0fe8-11e8-8cb6-b9ccc4c4dbbb

I agree with emir that Clarissa1925 (talk) was rather lazy for not providing it, but they are now provided so that should suffice. I can give you more, but I think 7 is more than enough and certainly ample! They are all credible sources (read Wikipedia:Academic use if you don't understand why), and if you dispute one source, there's 6 others. I don't know much about the UK Parliament, but as an independent, just a quick bit of research has shown me that consensus definitely for keeping this change. Clearly referenced in the article and not controversial. It should remain. — Preceding unsigned comment added by GregPantry (talk • contribs)

Deputy Prime Minister

He may have been de facto DPM but he didn't actually use that title so it shouldn't be in his infobox. Robin S. Taylor (talk) 15:01, 1 February 2026 (UTC)