The party may be enjoying a resurgence, but its role in keeping the Tories in government can’t easily be forgotten, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
The Liberal Democrats are back, or so we’re told, with Jo Swinson’s leadership victory being pitched as the rebirth of the party. The unique conditions of Brexit have given the Lib Dems not only a reason to exist but the opportunity to detoxify their brand after their fatal coalition with the Conservatives, and to cast themselves as a reforming, progressive party in troubled times.
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