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21 July 2012

Vince Cable, 69, thinks the “worship of youth“ by political parties may be over

Whatever could the subtext be?

By Helen Lewis

In an interview with the Financial Times today, Vince Cable made some intriguing comments about the future of the Liberal Democrats. Asked whether he would ever run for the leadership of the party, he said:

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