Support for Scottish independence rises two weeks ahead of an historic referendum on leaving the UK, according to a new poll.
It’s hard to believe that at some point in the next year or two, Lord Rennard won’t try to slip back into at least one of his old roles, despite the assurances of the top brass.
The Liberal Democrats lift Lord Rennard’s suspension from the party. But one alleged victim of sexual harassment, who resigned when he was not expelled, says they are failing to stand up for women.
Homeowners could be compensated by the state if the value of their property falls as a result of the building of new garden cities, says Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. James Blake reports.
Two MPs, Tom Watson and David Davis, are to sue the government for introducing “ridiculous” emergency legislation allowing police and security services access to people’s phone and internet records.
Cathy Newman
Channel 4 can reveal that Susan Gaszczak, who holds an influential position as chair of the Lib Dems’ conference committee, is tearing up her membership card.
Mark Oaten was forced to resign in 2006 following his Lib Dem leadership bid, amid a NoW scandal about an affair. He later learned his phone was hacked and that he had never received crucial messages.
Gary Gibbon
The coalition position on Iraq as outlined by Nick Clegg at his press conference this morning might strike you as less than heroic.
Later today, in the town square in Newark, I have an appointment with a gentleman who has promised me that I can rap him over the head with a rolled-up newspaper (a la Godfrey Bloom).
The IMF’s annual MOT on the British economy concludes that the coalition’s austerity policies are justified – which has set Treasury officials leaping around like excited pixies.
Gary Gibbon
Several Tories who worked on the Newark by-election told me voters who said they weren’t massive fans of the Conservatives but would vote Tory in the by-election to keep Ukip out.
Nick Clegg famously mocked the Conservative party’s environmental posturing by saying you could only turn blue into green by adding yellow – but the colours have failed to mix.
In their first appearance since Vince Cable was forced to deny he was plotting to get rid of Nick Clegg, the pair appear in public a la Nigel Farage, as reporters peer in from outside.
As three women who claim to have been sexually harassed by Lord Rennard call for him to be expelled from the Lib Dems, former Liberal leader Lord Steel says he should be brought back into the fold.
Gary Gibbon
After a torrid week for the Lib Dems, some see strong similarities between Nick Clegg’s position and that of Gordon Brown in his last year as Labour leader.