Clegg leadership on the line as Rennard saga splits Lib Dems

Women threaten to resign, there’s talk of a plot against Rennard, Clegg sounds like he's pleading with the peer

Nick Clegg

EDITOR'S UPDATE at 2.30 pm: The Liberal Democrats have suspended Lord Rennard's party membership until a new investigation can ascertain whether he has brought the party into disrepute. As a result, Lord Rennard did not come to the Lords today to reclaim his seat on the Lib Dem benches.

LIB DEM leader Nick Clegg gave a final ultimatum on Radio 4’s Today programme to Lord Rennard in the stand-off over allegations that he distressed Lib Dem women staff with sexual harassment: If you don’t apologise, you can’t rejoin the party.

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