Lib Dems mount mini fightback in local elections

The Liberal Democrats leader Vince Cable says his party had shown it ‘can win anywhere’ and claims ‘a return to three-party politics’ in light of the local election results.Liberal Democrats pulled off a string of surprising victories overnight, netting three councils from the Conservatives, as the party’s leader Vince Cable said experts had “underestimated” his party’s resilience.It won two key councils in south-west London, building on gains in l