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Lord Rennard suspension lift criticised by Welsh activist | Lord Rennard suspension lift criticised by Welsh activist |
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A senior Welsh Lib Dem said her party should be "ashamed" for lifting Lord Rennard's membership suspension. | A senior Welsh Lib Dem said her party should be "ashamed" for lifting Lord Rennard's membership suspension. |
Alison Goldsworthy, deputy chair of the party's federal executive, said last year she was one of a number of women who claimed they were harassed by the peer and called for him to be expelled. | Alison Goldsworthy, deputy chair of the party's federal executive, said last year she was one of a number of women who claimed they were harassed by the peer and called for him to be expelled. |
He was suspended for bringing the party into disrepute after failing to apologise over the allegations. | |
But disciplinary action was dropped and the matter declared closed on Tuesday. | But disciplinary action was dropped and the matter declared closed on Tuesday. |
"Faced with the opportunity to take strong action, the Liberal Democrats have once more failed to act," Ms Goldsworthy told BBC Wales. | "Faced with the opportunity to take strong action, the Liberal Democrats have once more failed to act," Ms Goldsworthy told BBC Wales. |
'Quite wrong' | 'Quite wrong' |
"By failing to take action against Lord Rennard they have said that his behaviour, far more serious than I have ever made public, can go unpunished. | "By failing to take action against Lord Rennard they have said that his behaviour, far more serious than I have ever made public, can go unpunished. |
"That is quite wrong. It is an outcome of which the party should be ashamed." | "That is quite wrong. It is an outcome of which the party should be ashamed." |
In a statement, Lord Rennard said he was "pleased" and stressed that none of the allegations against him had been proven. | In a statement, Lord Rennard said he was "pleased" and stressed that none of the allegations against him had been proven. |
He said: "I remain a committed member of the Liberal Democrats and a strong believer in the principles of the party, as set out in the constitution, and based on the values that led me to join the Liberal Party in my teens." | He said: "I remain a committed member of the Liberal Democrats and a strong believer in the principles of the party, as set out in the constitution, and based on the values that led me to join the Liberal Party in my teens." |
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