Lord Rennard

Nick Clegg is expected to say he did know about general rumours surrounding Lord Rennard which were broadcast by Channel 4 News.

Shooting down headlines about a sex scandal is the last thing Nick Clegg wants to be doing when he should be turning his fire on political opponents in a by-election campaign, writes Cathy Newman.

The Liberal Democrats deny Nick Clegg knew about a series of complaints against the party’s former chief executive Lord Rennard broadcast by Channel 4 News.

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says he had been aware of “indirect and non-specific concerns” in 2008 about alleged inappropriate behaviour by Liberal Democrats’ former chief executive Lord Rennard.

Cathy Newman interviews Tim Farron, president of the Liberal Democrat party, over what the party is doing to investigate allegations of sexual impropriety against Lord Rennard.

Two more women have contacted Channel 4 News with claims of sexual impropriety by Lord Rennard. But the former Lib Dem chief executive strongly denies them.

The Lib Dems launch a review of how they handle allegations of harassment following allegations made to Channel 4 News of sexual impropriety over a number of years by Lord Rennard.