Liberal Democrat Party Leader Tim Farron announced he was stepping down from leadership on Wednesday after the party's disappointing showing in last week's U.K. election, admitting there was conflict between his Christian faith and his stewardship of a progressive party. The Liberal Democrats managed just 12 seats on June 8, despite uncertainty in a post-Brexit Britain. Farron and his party were unable to capitalize on the apparent vacuum between the right and left. The Liberal Democrats, with Nick Clegg at the helm, helped David Cameron's Conservatives form a government in a coalition agreement after a hung parliament result in the 2010 election. The Liberal Democrats sent eight men and four women to Westminster as MPs.

Source: CBC News June 14, 2017 18:47 UTC