New leader refuses to distance himself from party under Nick Clegg,and says there is ‘nothing grubby approximately wanting to win’Tim Farron will sign that he is prepared to go back into coalition with the Tories as he mounts a firm defence of Nick Clegg’s record in government, in his first party conference address as leader of the Liberal Democrats. Farron will pitch himself in the political centre in the wake of Labour’s trot to the left under Jeremy Corbyn. Despite the party losing all but eight of its MPs at the general election and dropping in the polls since then, or Farron will declare himself proud of what the party did in government and express his determination to return there. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com