Lord Oakeshott quits Lib Dems and warns of election disaster

Lib Dem peer quits saying that Clegg must be replaced as party leader

Lord Oakeshott
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Liberal Democrat peer Lord Oakeshott is to quit the party and take a leave of absence from the House of Lords in protest at the leadership of Nick Clegg, warning that the party is "heading for disaster".

He said that Clegg had turned the Lib Dems into a party with "no roots, no principles and no values".

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