Clegg: I Want To Be Leader
Why did Nick Clegg do it? But whatever the reason, he did. Whether it is a mistake or not will emerge in the future, but it can be seen as little other than the effective throwing down of the gauntlet to Chris Huhne.
It seems that the Lib Dems are fed up with the constant questions about Ming’s leadership and the positioning of the potential leadership candidates - so much so that Simon Hughes delivered quite a smack-down to them in a speech just shown on Daily Politics.
Even though Clegg specifically said that “if you are asking me would I stand against Ming, the answer is no,” that he also said “if there was a vacancy in the future then I probably would” will just keep the leadership questions coming - and we may well see a riposte from Chris Huhne soon.
UPDATE: Huhne has responded, saying that it is “premature” to talk of a leadership election. A bit of a slap-down for Clegg and a way for Huhne to seem like the more loyal of the two - and to keep his powder dry.
Sources: BBC, Times News Blog
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