Tim Farron elected new Liberal Democrat leader
Tim Farron has been elected as the new Liberal Democrat leader, following a vote of party members to decide who should succeed Nick Clegg.
Farron vows Lib Dem 'fight back' has begun
Tim Farron, the newly elected leader of the Liberal Democrats, has promised supporters his party's "fight back" has begun.
"We have no automatic right to bounce back," he said, "We have to do it ourselves, but we will. I am going to make sure of it."
Farron was addressing hundreds of party activists for the first time as leader.
His party suffered an embarrassing set back in the May general election when its support base deserted it and it was left it with only eight MPs.
Farron won the party's leadership election on Tuesday with 56.5% of the vote, beating rival Norman Lamb.
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