Tim Farron’s pledge to voters: Lib Dems won’t make coalition deals

‘We want to be main opposition’ says party leader as Conservatives stretch poll lead to 19 pointsThe Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron has ruled out any form of coalition with the Tories or Labour after the general election as he sets out a bold ambition to attract enough Remain voters to form the main opposition party in parliament.In a dramatic shift of strategy for a party that entered coalition with the Conservatives in 2010 in the “national interest”, Farron said in