Clegg may have cojones but Lib Dem fortunes hang in the balance
Nick Clegg received the ultimate accolade from his wife today. He may run out of fans if the Lib Dems take a beating in the Euro elections.
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Nick Clegg received the ultimate accolade from his wife today. He may run out of fans if the Lib Dems take a beating in the Euro elections.
Labour retains Wythenshawe and Sale East in a by-election, while the Conservatives are pushed into third place by Ukip and the Liberal Democrats lose their deposit.
Lord Rennard threatens to sue the Lib Dems after being suspended, while one of the women who says the peer sexually harassed her, also raises the prospect of legal action.
Lord Rennard’s friend and advisor Lord Carlile tells Channel 4 News that the Liberal Democrat peer will not apologise to women he was accused of sexually harassing.
Lord Chris Rennard continues to defy calls from Nick Clegg to apologise over allegations of sexual impropriety, amid warnings that women will leave the party in droves.
The Lib Dems will not be pursuing a disciplinary hearing into Lord Rennard, despite Nick Clegg declaring that his party had let down women for two decades.
The Conservatives are accused of suppressing a report that calls for two new garden cities to combat the housing shortage.
First it was Norman Baker serving under Theresa May at the Home Office. Now Simon Hughes has been offered a job in the Justice Department that he just couldn’t refuse.
Lib Dems leadership carry a vote on nuclear power against strong headwinds.
There will be two themes to watch at the Liberal Democrat conference in Glasgow: distancing from the Tories and possible flirtation with Labour.
David Cameron insists election guru Lynton Crosby did not “intervene” on plain cigarette packaging – but refuses to say whether he discussed the issue with him.
Former Labour minister Ben Bradshaw says there is no legal reason to prevent publication of the names of those involved in a cover-up at the NHS regulator the CQC.
The health secretary describes an attempt by NHS regulators to cover up a failure to investigate the deaths of several babies at a Cumbria hospital, as “completely unacceptable”.
Nick Clegg has apologised emphatically for the way his party handled allegations of sexual harassment against Lord Rennard. But isn’t it rather surprising that no one has been shown the door?
A Labour MP calls for the Home Secretary to investigate the conduct of Richard Rhodes, police and crime commissioner of Cumbria, after a third alleged “whistleblower” is arrested.