17:09 Monday 20th December 2014
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
[C]HRIS MANN: There has been no let up today in the row between Nick Clegg and the senior Liberal Democrat Lord Rennard. Mr Clegg has repeated his insistence that Lord Rennard should not return to his seat in the House of Lords until he has apologised to women who claim he behaved inappropriately towards them. The Liberal Democrats suspended their former Chief Executive on the grounds that he’s brought the party into disrepute. He insists he’s done nothing wrong, after an inquiry ruled there was insufficient evidence. Party President Tim Farron is defending the latest decision.
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TIM FARRON: If somebody is found in a position where they are asked to apologise, it is basically common courtesy to do so. Well I’ve known Chris for twenty years, and it saddens me desperately. But it also saddens me desperately that four women in particular, who took the best part of a decade to come forward, have also been put through deep distress.
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CHRIS MANN: Colin Rosenstiel is a Liberal Democrat councillor on Cambridge City Council. He used to work at the LibDem headquarters in Westminster, and he’s a close friend of Lord Rennard. In an exclusive interview he joined me earlier.
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