By-election in safe Tory seat on ‘knife edge’, Lib Dem leader claims | Exclusive by ashcowburn
Sir Ed, a former cabinet minister during the coalition government, said: “I think that’s probably slightly over-egging it. I think we really are in a good place – there’s no doubt it could go either way, it’s either going to be a Conservative MP or a going to be a Liberal Democrat MP. We’ve got a good chance; it’s on a knife-edge.”
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