Isabel Hardman Isabel Hardman

Exclusive: Lib Dems run out of MPs to promote

Following my earlier story about the Tories deciding they can only rely on Lib Dems who are ministers to form a coalition majority after the election, I have learned that the rebellious backbench problem is worse than it first appears. The party has run out of MPs suitable to work as Parliamentary Private Secretaries.

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