Cathy Newman
No disciplinary hearing for Lord Rennard
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.
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Lord Rennard statement: I will not offer an apology
In a lengthy and personal statement, Lib Dem peer Lord Rennard again refutes allegations of sexual impropriety, saying: “It is impossible to describe how enormously distressed I am by this situation.”
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Lord Rennard breaks silence – on Facebook
The Lib Dem peer at the centre of complaints that he was guilty of inappropriate behaviour towards female activists said he did consider an apology “years ago” but had been “rebuffed”.
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Lib Dems in disarray over Lord Rennard refusal to apologise
Nick Clegg is considering whether Lord Rennard should be kicked out of the Liberal Democrats – because his refusal to apologise over his inappropriate behaviour brings the party into disrepute.
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‘Enough is enough. Lord Rennard must go’
Senior Liberal Democrat Susan Gaszczak, who alleges she was inappropriately touched by Lord Rennard, tells Channel 4 News she is considering leaving the Lib Dems – and expects an apology.
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Should Lord Rennard apologise? ‘No’ says advisor
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.
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Rennard defies calls from Clegg to apologise
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.
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Cathy Newman
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Farron: ‘We allowed Rennard allegations to fester’
Asked if his party took the coward’s way out, Lib Dem President Tim Farron says: “We allowed it to fester and justice was not done,” but adds the party can do little more about Lord Rennard.
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Lord Carlile: ‘Why should Lord Rennard apologise?’
Will Lord Rennard apologise to the women involved? “No – and why should he?” His friend and adviser Lord Carlile responds to the allegations of inappropriate conduct against Lord Rennard.
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Cathy Newman
Lib Dems to decide Lord Rennard’s fate
The Lib Dems will tonight decide the fate of Lord Rennard, one of the party’s most senior peers, who is accused of abusing his power by propositioning women and touching them inappropriately.
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Clegg: ‘Chinese style’ welfare reforms penalise young people
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg launches an assault on “Chinese-style” welfare reforms being floated by the Tories.
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Nick Clegg: Osborne’s cuts to welfare a ‘monumental mistake’
Nick Clegg criticises George Osborne’s plans to fix the British economy with deep cuts to the welfare budget, saying the chancellor is heaping the burden on those with the “narrowest shoulders”.
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Gary Gibbon
Operation ‘get up Tory noses’
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.
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Gary Gibbon
Tory MPs claim veto over future coalition
Talk to Tory MPs now and you would think they will never vote for coalition again. Talk to people close to the PM and they say “that could all change if they’re staring at five years in opposition as the alternative”.
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Gary Gibbon
Cost of living: are Tories playing on Labour’s pitch?
Across Westminster today I found quite a few coalition voices sighing that the government was yet again getting stuck into a week in which it appears to be dancing to Ed Miliband’s tune.
