▁a ▁Liberal ▁Dem ocrat ▁Party ▁leadership ▁crisis , ▁appearing ▁on ▁BBC ▁TV ' s ▁World ▁at ▁One ▁with ▁M enz ies ▁Campbell ' s ▁deput y ▁V ince ▁C able . ▁C able ▁conced ed ▁that ▁Campbell ' s ▁position ▁was ▁" certain ly ▁under ▁discussion ", ▁adding ▁" I ▁don ' t ▁think ▁it ' s ▁under ▁threat ", ▁but ▁Clar ke ▁ad vised ▁Campbell ▁to ▁" go ▁with ▁dign ity ▁and ▁go ▁back ▁to ▁being ▁foreign ▁affairs ▁sp okes man , ▁where ▁the ▁world ▁list ens ▁to ▁you ." ▁Later ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁came ▁an ▁announ cement ▁by ▁the ▁party ▁that ▁Campbell ▁would ▁step ▁down ▁as ▁leader . Lib ▁Dem ▁leader ▁may ▁face ▁challenge ▁as ▁poll ▁ratings ▁drop ▁The ▁Guardian ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁in ▁defence ▁of ▁a ▁former ▁Som erset ▁County ▁Council ▁colle ague ▁accused ▁by ▁its ▁chief ▁executive ▁of ▁bul lying , ▁Clar ke ▁offered ▁to ▁give ▁evidence ▁to ▁the ▁Ad jud ic ation ▁P anel ▁for ▁England ▁to ▁the ▁effect ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁' c ulture ▁of ▁bul lying ' ▁within ▁the ▁county ▁council . ▁The ▁affair ▁was ▁deb ated ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Following ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁his ▁ob itu ary ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁Daily ▁Press '' ▁noted ▁that ▁Clar ke ▁" was ▁famous ▁for ▁his ▁dry ▁sense ▁of ▁hum our ", ▁while ▁his ▁L GA ▁colle ague ▁Richard ▁K emp