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You can tell that parliament is currently enjoying its summer holiday as the Liberal Democrats have been making the headlines recently. Not for the reasons you might expect, however. It’s nothing to do with the party’s controversial stance on Brexit, nor is it to do with any other policy issue; once again, it’s the question of the party’s leadership. It’s been three years since the party lost all but eight of its MPs along with, arguably, its most successful leader. 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