Peer resigns in ‘interests of party unity’ minutes after Tim Farron urged him to step down due to members’ hostile reactionThe Liberal Democrat peer Chris Rennard has stepped down from his party’s ruling body after a backlash by party members following his election to the position final week.
Lord Rennard,who was publicly accused of sexual harassment by four women in 2013, was voted on to the party’s federal executive by fellow Lib Dem peers on Thursday, and provoking complaints from party members. Rennard has denied any wrongdoing.
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Source: theguardian.com