Farron failure

THE brutal truth is Lib Dem leader Tim Farron failed to make his mark at last week’s General Election and might have just jumped before he was pushed.

He almost lost his own seat and the party was left a long way from genuine influence in British politics.

He departed with an extraordinary statement about how it felt impossible for him, as a Christian, to hold to the Bible’s teachings and lead the party.

It exposed private agonies after he was dogged by questions about whether he thinks homosexuality is a sin.

The challenge for the Lib Dems is to pick a new leader who looks and sounds a winner.