Candidates line up for Lib Dem leadership race

Parliament’s summer recess will be time to appoint successor says Tim Farron who quits role after two yearsSenior Liberal Democrats are already jockeying for position to replace Tim Farron, after he stepped down as party leader, citing an irreconcilable conflict between his deeply held Christian beliefs and political leadership.Jo Swinson, who was equalities minister in the coalition government, and regained her East Dunbartonshire seat at last week’s general election, is widely thou