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by specialist 1342 days ago
I don't have a dog in this fight.

> apparently George Osborne told him to vote against

Ha, the Conservative coaching the Lib Dem how to be a Lib Dem. That's a good friend.

As others have commented, opposition parties have to oppose.

Further, #1 job of party leader is to build the party. Especially for an upstart. That playbook includes symbolic defeats. To show everyone what you stand for.