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THE fallout from the Liberal Democrat’s catastrophic showing in the local and Euro elections continued yesterday with Business Secretary Vince Cable being forced to deny suggestions he was involved in an attempted coup against party leader Nick Clegg.
Lib Dem peer Lord Oakeshott, a long-time critic of Mr Clegg, resigned on Wednesday after it emerged he had commissioned a series of polls that indicated the party’s general election performance would improve if Mr Clegg resigned.
Mr Cable, a close ally of Mr Oakeshott, was forced to issue statements regarding his knowledge and involvement in the polling while on a trade mission to Chinese capital Beijing.
Sovereignty and the rule of law are under threat from Trump’s attacks on Lula’s administration just as they have been across Latin America, argue CARLOS MARTINEZ and SARA VIVACQUA
Tony Benn’s constituents chose him by an overwhelming majority — but because he had inherited a peerage, parliamentary rules declared their choice invalid, writes MAT COWARD
The PM leaves office having squandered Labour’s electoral mandate and alienated its grassroots. He will not be missed, writes BRIAN LEISHMAN MP
