- Lib Dem leader Sir Vince Cable is under pressure to make an impact at next month’s local elections.
- The party is stagnant in the polls and largely excluded from national policy debates.
- Party figures are considering who could succeed Cable and turn the party around.
- Jo Swinson and Layla Moran are the early favourites, party sources tell BI.
LONDON — Conversations are already underway among senior figures in the Liberal Democrats about who should take over from Sir Vince Cable, as the former Business Secretary struggles to make an impact at Westminster.
As the party heads to a difficult set of local elections, multiple sources have told Business Insider that senior party figures are considering replacing Cable, who has had a rocky start to his leadership.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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