Rennard suspended: Lib Dems face High Court battle

Rennard calls for his accusers to back down and tells how he has considered 'self harm'

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LIB DEM leader Nick Clegg is facing the threat of a bloody High Court battle after his party officially suspended the membership of Lord Rennard today over allegations that the Lib Dem peer has potentially brought the party into disrepute.

At the same time, Rennard issued a lengthy statement in which he demanded that his accusers back down and talked about a "smear campaign" against him dating back several years.

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