- The Liberal Democrats have admitted breaching the human rights of former BBC journalist David Campanale through unlawful religious discrimination over his Christian faith.
- The party agreed to pay damages to Mr Campanale after he was deselected as a parliamentary candidate for Sutton and Cheam ahead of the 2024 general election.
- The Lib Dems accepted claims of repeated unlawful acts by MP Luke Taylor, who had come third in the selection process but replaced Mr Campanale and subsequently won the seat.
- Mr Campanale is also pursuing costs which he claims are currently more than £250,000, following the landmark case.
- In their defence, the party controversially renounced its Christian roots, stating the era of prominent Liberal Democrats with Christian beliefs was over and initially claiming a right to deselect candidates based on religious views.
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