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Vince Cable automatically becomes Lib Dem leader after nobody else stands in contest | Vince Cable automatically becomes Lib Dem leader after nobody else stands in contest |
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Sir Vince Cable has become leader of the Liberal Democrats after no other MP stood in the contest to lead the party. | Sir Vince Cable has become leader of the Liberal Democrats after no other MP stood in the contest to lead the party. |
The former interim leader was returned as MP for Twickenham last month after losing his seat in 2015. | |
He replaces Tim Farron, who led the party from from 2015 until after this year's general election. | |
Speaking at Lib Dem HQ in central London Sir Vince thanked his predecessor and said the party was "indebted" to Mr Farron. | |
"He rebuilt our self-belief, he strengthened the idealistic core of the party, he put us at the centre of the national debate about Europe and he rebuilt our membership to record levels," he said. | |
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