Voting Lib Dem could hurt the Tories as much as Labour
The third party could pick off Tory Remain seats, while harming Labour in marginals
PERHAPS THE only view shared by Britain’s big parties is that backing the Liberal Democrats is a dire risk. “A vote for the Lib Dems gets you Brexit,” Labour warns. “A vote for the Lib Dems risks putting Corbyn in Downing Street,” claim the Tories.
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