Lib Dems wish Ibrahim Taguri would just go away

Candidate resigns from party in wake of dodgy donor sting - but still wants to stand as independent

The Mole

Just when it seemed the election campaign couldn't get any worse for the Lib Dems, they have been hit by a fund-raising scandal which will be investigated by the Electoral Commission.

Lord Ashdown, who is chairing the Lib Dem election campaign, announced on Radio 4’s Today programme that he is calling on the Electoral Commission to carry out an independent inquiry into the allegations against the Lib Dems’ former chief fund-raiser Ibrahim Taguri, a member of leader Nick Clegg's inner circle.

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