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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.
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.
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.
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.
Gary Gibbon
The language of the Northern Ireland peace process is being used amid signs of a possible reconciliation in the Lib Dem civil war over Lord Rennard.
He was the fresh-faced politician on the block in 2010. But with the Rennard row showing no signs of easing, Nick Clegg looks weary and his party is in the doldrums. So what next for the Lib Dems?
Gary Gibbon
The Rennard affair is pitting the emotional side of liberalism against its intellectual side. With Labour or the Tories, such discussion would be drowned out by the thud of a pre-emptive bullet.
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.
Cathy Newman
The suggestion is that the Lib Dem leadership had every opportunity to deal with Lord Rennard years ago, but failed to take that opportunity. Hence my demands for an interview with Nick Clegg.
Gary Gibbon
Nick Clegg finds himself squashed between two sets of strongly committed party figures and tied up by a party rule book that lashes democratic and procedural chains around him.
After Lord Rennard’s membership of the Lib Dems is suspended, pending a disciplinary procedure, his spokesman says he is considering legal action against the party if the decision is not reversed.