Just a reminder, the closest thing to political allies in the UK for the GOP would be "Tories"

IIRC, Tories were the traitors to the revolution in the fledgling US.

And the GOP DARES CALL THEMSELVES PATRIOTS!

Although Republicans have more in common with the BNP than Tories these days.

and the Freepers are pulling for the Tories. There are multiple threads.

They've been acting more like the BNP lately.

As htuttle said, today's Republicans are more like the British National Party (the racists).

Greens and Socialists, who to root for over there.

Labour is too far right and Tories are right out.

countries that's not the case.

Yeah, it's that bad here.

So Tony Blair complained about what 'liberals' did in the past, meaning things like making divorce easier, or making prison sentences less punitive, and more rehabilitative. The death penalty, abortion, homosexual rights, civil liberties and similar things would be called liberal issues (Blair was liberal on homosexual rights, but not civil liberties).

The Liberal Democrats are liberal in that sense; economically, you'd probably place them as 'mainstream Democratic politician'. Labour has a larger range, economically - the leadership is a little further to the right, on the whole (think DLC), while some backbench MPs and supporters are true socialists, and would nationalise much of industry if they could.

But the American usage of "'liberal' = 'in favour of government programs'" doesn't really apply here.

The Tories cannot form a majority government. Thankfully memories of Thatcher will never leave the Brits.