Portsmouth City Council leader Gerald Vernon-Jackson has been elected as the new Liberal Democrat leader at the Local Government Association.
He will replace Richard Kemp, who has held the post for the last six years. Cllr Vernon-Jackson said: ‘Richard Kemp has been an incredible leader for the Lib Dems in local government. I will work hard to make sure that ministers and the party leadership know the views of Lib Dem councillors from across the country.'
