Read about the Liberal Democrat MP and former Secretary of State for Business Vince Cable. He was elected leader of the Liberal Democrats in 2017, following Tim Farron’s resignation, and stood down in 2019.

Vince Cable’s memoirs Free Radical are well worth a read.

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Paddy Ashdown passes away

Devastating news tonight – the death of former Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown. He took Yeovil from unwinnable into a safe Liberal Democrat seat, and also rescued the party from near annihilation in the fallout from the SDP-Liberal merger. … Read the full post »