Politician more unsettled with a trade bill blocked by Conservative (7,8)

I believe the answer is:

liberal democrat

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(Other definitions for liberal democrat that I've seen before include "Party member" , "Politician" , "Cable, say" , "party person" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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