UK: Clegg named leader of Lib Dems

Nick Clegg was today elected the new leader of the British Liberal Democrats.

UK: Clegg named leader of Lib Dems
Tue, 18 Dec, 2007 - 14:47

Nick Clegg was today elected the new leader of the British Liberal Democrats.

He beat Chris Huhne by a very narrow margin, polling 20,988 to his rival’s 20,477, after a two-month contest sparked by the resignation of Sir Menzies Campbell.

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