article_snippet: Meanwhile, Former Lib Dem President Tim Farron, refused a Government post by the dead' Embattled Nick Clegg, could grandstand from the sidelines, voting against the bedroom tax and tuition fees.
article_snippet: Farron’s supporters in the Lib Dem sandal-wearing brigade say Farron’s supporters in the Lib Dem sandal-wearing brigade is ‘untainted’ and see ‘Saint Tim’ as a saviour.
article_snippet: State-educated northerner Farron, 44, has none of the expensive suits and modulated vowels of private schoolboy Clegg.
article_snippet: Clegg allies are quick to point out Farron voted for the Coalition deal.
article_snippet: Farron insists Farron has been ‘loyal’ to Farron
article_snippet: Far from knifing Clegg, Farron says Farron ‘rode to the rescue’ in several key party conference votes.
article_snippet: It sounds really up Farron but … the day was saved.
article_snippet: ’ Farron, pictured, said Farron regrets signing a letter with fellow Lib Dem MPs to force former leader Charles Kennedy's resignation claiming Farron was acting on the advice of an un-named senior party politician .
article_snippet: he is not the only Farron preparing for the limelight:
article_snippet: The couple have four children and live in Westmorland in the Lake District, where Farron is a local MP.
article_snippet: Farron confesses Farron is ashamed of signing a letter with fellow Lib Dem MPs in 2006 which forced Charles Kennedy to resign as leader.
article_snippet: Farron was too discreet to mention it, but Farron is a matter of record that Clegg, four years
article_snippet: For all Clegg claims of loyalty, those who know Farron say Clegg will have no regrets if Clegg resigns.
article_snippet: And Farron’s sandal-wearing fans will be happy.
article_snippet: Does Farron own any sandals?