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Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron resigned today following the resignation of home affairs spokesman Brian Paddick because of his controversial Christian views.
Mr Farron was dogged throughout the election campaign over refusing to clarify whether he believed gay sex was a sin and because he has previously stated abortion is wrong.
Mr Farron claimed it would be "impossible" to "remain faithful to Christ" while leading the Lib Dems - apparently because of their support for equal rights, rather than the party's record of putting the boot into the poor and vulnerable over five years in coalition with the Conservatives - during which time thousands of people died after being declared "fit for work" by callous government tests.
IAN SINCLAIR examines the curious memory lapses across liberal media when it comes to British government crimes
SYMON HILL looks at Tommy Robinson’s bid to use Christmas to spread division and hate — and reminds us that’s the opposite of Jesus’s message
In search of political understanding, MATTHEW HAWKINS welcomes a critique of anti-semitism as codified by the Israeli state
The Tory conference was a pseudo-sacred affair, with devotees paying homage in front of Thatcher’s old shrouds — and your reporter, initially barred, only need mention he’d once met her to gain access. But would she consider what was on offer a worthy legacy, asks ANDREW MURRAY