article_snippet.sent: Local sources claim that Tim Farron – favourite to replace Mr Clegg if the party flops in the Election – promised to support the charges in return for the exemption of Liberal Democrat-dominated parts of the county.
article_snippet.sent: Would I have barred Tim Farron?
article_snippet.sent: Last month, the Liberal Democrats Tim Farron (pictured) launched a thinly-veiled leadership challenge to Mr Clegg, saying the Liberal Democrats Tim Farron (pictured) would bring the party 'back from the dead'.
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article_snippet.sent: Last night, the Liberal Democrats Tim Farron (pictured), 44, said: 'I'm really saddened by these comments which are completely false and I strongly refute these comments which are completely false. '