“The origins of it are his weakness within the Conservative Party”.
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An opinion poll by ComRes for the Sunday Mirror found 41 per cent of voters say Corbyn “offers a positive difference from other politicians” against 31 per cent who disagree.
Sir Vince told the BBC Radio 5 Live Pienaar’s Politics it was conceivable the “Lib Dem fightback” could happen more quickly than expected.
Highlighting the new members, Mr Farron will say: “By their simple act of joining us they proclaim that fear and division will not win, that liberalism can and must win”. I am not sure on Europe.
“I’m in favour of keeping the Bank of England independent”, the peer said as he also set out his opposition to any plans for nationalising the banks.
The former MP for Richmond Park described Mr Corbyn’s “honest” politics as “a breath of fresh air”.
He also dismissed the leader’s suggestions that the gas and electricity national grids should be nationalised.
He branded David Cameron and George Osborne “lucky generals” – who would be able to “do what they want” without strong opposition from Labour and without the Lib Dems in the coalition to keep them honest.
Asked if the shadow cabinet faced some robust discussions, he replied: ” Yes, I think you are right”.
This could not have been said of Messrs.
“Tony Blair is not a war criminal”. Besides which, we have a letters page just for that goal . The party’s transport spokesman Jill Seymour said: “As long as we remain members of the European Union, Britain is simply not allowed to do this”.
The former business secretary said there were “millions of people” who wanted an alternative to the Tories but would not back Labour under Mr Corbyn and shadow chancellor John McDonnell.
The Lib Dem leader said Mr Cameron’s refusal to co-operate with European partners on a resettlement scheme was “turning our back” on our neighbours on the continent.
He said: “I hope those in other parties who embrace the kind of liberalism we believe in will be willing to work with us across party boundaries in Parliament and outside it to assemble a progressive, modern challenge to the unimaginative Conservatism of this Government”.
But Sir Vince warned: “The problem is the Labour Party is now convulsed in this extraordinary civil war they have embarked upon and there is an enormous area that needs to be covered – we desperately need a kind of radical party, with our kind of DNA, that can take these issues”.
“And unless it is in some way effectively unified, the Tories will just have a monopoly on power”.
“Obviously, I would love him to be a formal, frontbench person for us as soon as he feels ready”, he said.
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WE reported this week that Bolton’s Labour MPs were impressed by their new leader Jeremy Corbyn’s first appearance at Prime Minister’s Questions – but I must say I was not.
