Lib Dem members were urged not to flee the party tonight as the leadership braced for a major Brexit showdown with activists.
Deputy leader Daisy Cooper called on them to instead “hold tight” and “knuckle down and help rebuild” the battered party after its latest election disaster.
She said: “I for one will be speaking to people sympathetically and asking them to stay in the fold.” The party's annual conference takes place online this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
After three consecutive general election calamities, loyal members now face seeing the party drift away from supporting EU membership.
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