Channel 4 News aired allegations by a number of women of sexual impropriety over several years by Lord Rennard, the party's former chief executive.
The women told the news programme he abused his position for years by inappropriately touching and propositioning them.Channel 4's report can be viewed here.
[A statement issued on behalf of Lord Rennard] said he would "stand aside" from the Lib Dem group in the House of Lords "to seek to avoid any embarrassment to the party" and withdraw from the Liberal Democrats' federal policy committee, which is responsible for producing policies to be debated at the party conference.One wonders if he will similarly "seek to avoid embarrassment" to ASH by stepping down from their Board of Trustees? Or, indeed, if he will also be looking to spare the blushes of the APPG on Smoking and Health by removing himself from his role as Vice-Chair?
Just sayin'.
