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Senior Liberal Democrat MP quits front bench in bid to oust leader Sir Ed Davey

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Senior Liberal Democrat MP quits front bench in bid to oust leader Sir Ed Davey

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A senior Liberal Democrat MP has quit the party’s front bench in what is reported to be an effort to topple leader Sir Ed Davey .

The party confirmed that Charlie Maynard, the MP for Witney, had quit as a Treasury spokesman on Friday.

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