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, ...

The Liberal Democrat peer at the centre of sexual harassment allegations has threatened legal action against the party after being suspended pending new disciplinary proceedings. Former Lib Dem chief ...

The party's former chief executive, accused of groping several women, warned last night that he might sue the party after he was suspended. He now appears to have made good on that threat, Sky News ...

The sexual harassment scandal engulfing the Liberal Democrats has moved a step closer to the law courts after the peer at the centre of the allegations instructed senior counsel to advise him. A ...

Former Liberal Democrat Director of Campaign & Elections Lord Rennard writes following the conclusion of the South Thanet court case. He argues the case shows that election laws now need to be ...

The Liberal Democrats were in turmoil today as the leadership faced bitter recriminations over its handling of sexual harassment allegations against a party peer and the prospect of legal action. Lord ...

Nick Clegg faced one of the worst crises of his leadership today, as his statement on the allegations of sexual harassment by a senior party figure dragged him to the centre of the row. The deputy ...

HOW Nick Clegg, Britain’s deputy-prime minister, must wish he led a normal political party. How he must wish Lord Rennard (pictured), the Liberal Democrats’ former chief executive, whose membership of ...

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Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg says he was made aware in 2008 of "indirect and non-specific concerns" about the party's then-chief executive. Lord Rennard had been "warned" at the time but ...

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