- The Lib Dems faced humiliation this week after falsely claiming to have gathered the support of 8 EU leaders for a second Brexit referendum.
- Insiders say leader Sir Vince Cable's team are at "breaking point" as aides desert Lib Dem HQ.
- "Cable's lost the plot and it's rubbing off on his team," one Lib Dem source tells BI.
- The party is failing to capitalise on Brexit as their leader Cable struggles to be heard.
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'Breaking point': The Lib Dems are falling apart as Cable fails to capitalise on Brexit
On Thursday the party suffered humiliation after falsely claiming European leaders had signed a declaration calling for a second referendum.
LONDON & BRUSSELS — It was all smiles as Sir Vince Cable and his team made their way out of the
Luxembourgish Prime Minister Xavier Bettel and Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel attended. However, the former resigned a month ago, while the latter didn't even show up.
"Cable's lost the plot and it's rubbing off on his team," one well-placed source said, adding that a senior member of Cable's press team had been "approaching breaking point" prior to Thursday's press release disaster.
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The party has not yet responded to BI's request for comment.
"Cable's lost the plot and it's rubbing off on his team"
The election of Cable — a seasoned MP with Cabinet experience and plenty of respect across the Commons — was supposed to be the dawn of a new era for the Liberal Democrats, in which it would attract new support from voters put off by the Theresa May's hard Brexit Conservatives and Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party.
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