Clegg 'aware' of peer concerns
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said he had been aware of "indirect and non-specific concerns" in 2008 about alleged inappropriate behaviour towards women by Liberal Democrats' former chief executive Lord Rennard.
Lib Dem president takes allegations 'very seriously'
The Liberal Democrat president Tim Farron has said the sexual impropriety accusations against the party's former chief executive Lord Rennard are being taken "dead seriously" without "no fear or favour".
He told Channel 4 News that the party has "acted very swiftly" to meet with a review group and to look into the accusations.
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