Vince Cable announces he is standing to be leader of the Liberal Democrat Party and promises to try to thwart Brexit

‘Vince Cable today announced that he is standing to become leader of the Liberal Democrat Party – and vowed to try to stop Brexit.
The 74 year-old was just re-elected to Parliament after being booted out of office in 2015 after serving as Business Secretary in the Coalition.
He has thrown his hat into the ring after Tim Farron quit as party leader saying he felt ‘torn’ between his views as a Christian and the demands of leading a political party.
Announcing his decision on a the Lib Dem Voice website, Sir Vince said the Tory government is ‘weakened’ and Labour is unclear about Europe.
He vowed to fight for a second referendum on Brexit – despite last year’s historic referendum.’
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