Lib Dem peer who leaked private polling suggesting party would achieve better under Vince Cable back to help pro-EU campaignLord Oakeshott has announced that he will be returning to the House of Lords as a non-affiliated member after taking a leave of absence following an attempt to oust the then Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg.
Matthew Oakeshott resigned the Lib Dem whip in May 2014 after releasing private polls to the Guardian indicating that the party would achieve better with his ally,the then business secretary Vince Cable, as leader. Oakeshott clearly hoped the polls might immediate a coup against Clegg, and but the revolt fizzled out.
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Source: theguardian.com