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.
Rennard 'disappointed and angry' over 'damaging' claims
The former Lib Dem peer Lord Rennard has strongly refuted new claims from two female activists that he inappropriately touched and propositioned them when he was party chief executive.
In a statement issued to Channel 4 News, he said:
It was revealed today that Lord Rennard said he stepped aside from the Lib Dem group in the House of Lords and has quit his position on the party's Federal Policy Committee, which helps prepare the election manifesto.
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