Following the UK General Election which resulted in a hung Parliament, before there can be any special agreement between the Liberal Democrats and either the Conservatives or Labour, the Lib Dems have to address their so-called ‘triple lock’. What is this?<\/p>\n
Established by the party in 1998 – when talk of an arrangement between Paddy Ashdown and Tony Blair was rife –\u00a0it states that any “substantial proposal which could affect the party’s independence of political action” will need the consent of a two-thirds majority of both Lib Dem MPs and the party\u2019s Federal Executive which is made up of elected activists, regional representatives and a few MPs and Peers.<\/p>\n
If the majority in either of these bodies is less than 75%, a special conference is called. Two-thirds of those who vote at the conference – which is open to all party members – need to\u00a0support\u00a0any deal. If that fails, then a full\u00a0ballot of party members will\u00a0taken when a simple majority will be required.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile the markets are very anxious and a financial crisis is possible …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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