Cathy Newman
Months after being asked to do so, Lib Dem peer Lord Rennard has formally apologised to the four women who accused him of inappropriate behaviour. So what will Nick Clegg do now?
Earlier this year the former Lib Dem chief executive Lord Rennard was told to apologise to women who complained about inappropriate behaviour: tonight, finally, he does.
Liberal Democrat peer Lord Oakeshott resigns from the party “with a heavy heart”, saying “it is heading for disaster if it keeps Nick Clegg”.
Gary Gibbon
The Vince Cable attack on his close friend, confidant and some-time adviser Lord Oakeshott, could actually help Nick Clegg’s position.
In his first public appearance since last week’s elections, Deputy PM Nick Clegg announces that young people without a job are to be given tailored support from a “work coach”.
Gary Gibbon
Lib Dem critics of Nick Clegg claim they have “12 firm promises from MPs” to call for Nick Clegg to quit. Only two have so far surfaced.
Gary Gibbon
A new and rather late recruit to the tide of anti-politics joined the baying mob this morning.
Nick Clegg says the results of the European elections – which have left the Liberal Democrats with just one MEP – are “gutting” and “heartbreaking”, but insists he will not walk away from the party.
Gary Gibbon
As the main party leaders lick their wounds after the local elections, should each of them be watching their backs?
Nick Clegg’s leadership is questioned by MPs as some Liberal Democrat candidates urge him to quit over dismal election results, although the party chairman urges the party “not to turn in” on itself.
Are Ukip’s results the sign of an earthquake or a tremor? Their share of the vote may be slightly down, but the party has learned a lot in time for 2015.
Alex Thomson
The main parties have been running scared of what Ukip has to say. Hopefully, these election results will encourage a new atmosphere of real debate.
The local election results produce Ukip successes in Tory Essex and Labour Rotherham, while Labour is the big winner in London. The Liberal Democrats, meanwhile, lose control in Portsmouth.
You could be forgiven for thinking Ukip won the council elections. It didn’t, but a strong showing from Nigel Farage’s party has sent shockwaves through the Tories, Labour and Liberal Democrats.
From making pigs happy to making bankers sad – ten reasons why, whatever you think about the European Union, you should be voting in the elections on Thursday.