Lib Dem Leadership Race

I'm very pleased Nick's now aligned with me

After the spat with Lib Dem leadership rival Nick Clegg, Chris Huhne is unrepentant, determined to prove he's not a predictable, mushy-porridge politician.

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Paddick: Orde should replace Blair

Former top cop turned Lib Dem London mayoral candidate Brian Paddick explains why Ian Blair cannot reform the Met

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The story of Clegg's aunt

She had affairs with HG Wells and Maxim Gorky and was a suspected Soviet spy but can Moura Budberg lend a little excitement to the Lib Dem leadership contest?

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Why I asked Chris Huhne to run

Lynne Featherstone explains why she thinks Chris Huhne is the right man to lead the Lib Dems - and why Sir Menzies Campbell was the wrong one

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Gordon's new friends

The removal of Menzies Campbell has done the Prime Minister several favours - not that he would be able to acknowledge that in public.

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'There was no Lib Dem conspiracy'

The Lewes MP argues that Sir Menzies Campbell deserved better than the treatment he received from the media and insists there was no Lib Dem conspiracy

Why I hope Clegg runs

Mark Oaten says it's a shame Ming Campbell has quit but at least there is now a chance for Nick Clegg to "throw his hat into the ring"

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Webb considers leadership bid

Lib Dem frontbencher Steve Webb indicates what he would campaign on if he runs for leader and pays tribute to Ming Campbell who quit on Monday

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