Christine Jardine is to formally announce that she is standing for the Liberal Democrat leadership, the New Statesman has learned.
Jardine, the party’s home affairs spokesperson and MP for Edinburgh West since 2017, has been widely tipped as a potential leadership candidate since Jo Swinson lost her East Dunbartonshire seat at the general election. A source close to Jardine has confirmed that she will be standing, although no date has been finalised for her official announcement.
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