Politics Home | Lib Dems “Appalled” After Party Lifts Suspension From Peer Under Investigation For Sexual Harassment Claims
4 min read3 hr Exclusive: A senior Liberal Democrat has told PoliticsHome that they and their colleagues are “astonished” and “pissed off” after news emerged that Lord Rennard has had the whip restored while an investigation into claims he sexually harassed female members is still ongoing. In February, Rennard, the party’s former director of campaigns and elections and chief executive, was suspended by the party after it launched a fresh investigation into allegations that the peer had sexually harassed four women. He faced allegations of sexual harassment dating back to 2013 from four women. An investigation at the time concluded the accounts were “broadly credible” but could not be proved beyond reasonable doubt. The inquiry by Alistair Webster QC, published in 2014, found that the evidence suggested that Lord Rennard’s behaviour had “caused distress to a number of women”. An investigation by the Metropolitan Police around the same time found there was “insufficient evidence” to prosecute the peer. Rennard was suspended from the party in 2014 over comments he made in the media …
