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Farron fails to woo MPs after Thatcher praise
Lib Dem leader: ‘Some policies were necessary’

TIM FARRON botched his bid to woo Labour voters and MPs to the Lib Dems this weekend by describing some of Thatcher’s most divisive acts as “undoubtedly necessary.

The Lib Dem leader used his conference speech on Saturday to make an “unashamed land grab” on Labour ground.

Speaking in Bournemouth, Mr Farron claimed Labour had taken an “1980s nostalgia trip” by electing Jeremy Corbyn as leader.

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