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| Vince Cable to run for parliament again after Theresa May's snap general election announcement | |
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| Vince Cable has said he is planning to run for Parliament in the snap election, LBC reports. | Vince Cable has said he is planning to run for Parliament in the snap election, LBC reports. |
| The former Business Secretary lost his south London seat in 2015 after the Liberal Democrats suffered an electoral wipeout due to their role in the Coalition government. | |
| Since the election and the EU referendum last year, leader Tim Farron has staged a fightback for the party by positioning it as the "party for the 48 per cent". | |
| Commenting on the announcement by Theresa May that she would ask Parliament to vote for a new election to be held on 8 June, Mr Farron said this was "your chance to change the direction of your country". | |
| He said: "If you want to avoid a disastrous Hard Brexit. If you want to keep Britain in the Single Market. If you want a Britain that is open, tolerant and united, this is your chance. | |
| "Only the Liberal Democrats can prevent a Conservative majority." | |
| Mr Cable was a well regarded member of the Lib Dem frontbench who predicted the 2008 financial crisis. | |
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