Tim Farron Quits As Lib Dem Leader

Tim Farron has stood down as leader of the Liberal Democrats.
It comes just hours after he set the wheels in motion for a deputy leadership contest for Parliamentary party.
“In the last parliament we didn’t have any women in our parliamentary party and we didn’t feel it was right to elect a deputy in those circumstances. But I wanted to revive the role as it gives the party another powerful voice and has helped give prominence to many of our notable MPs, including Ming Campbel