Vince Cable Takes Over U.K.'s Anti-Brexit Liberal Democrats
- Former business secretary, 74, was unopposed for leadership
- Party is pushing for second referendum on ‘exit from Brexit’
U.K.'s Cable Says Brexit Talks Could Collapse
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Former Business Secretary Vince Cable became the leader of the anti-Brexit Liberal Democrats on Thursday after no one else put themselves forward to replace Tim Farron, who resigned last month.
Cable, 74, becomes leader just over two years after the electorate ejected him from Parliament in the 2015 general election. He pledged to maintain the party’s push for a second referendum on European Union membership once the U.K. has finished negotiating its divorce from the bloc.