Lib Dems quietly commission review into religious inclusion amid case brought by dropped candidate

Politics The Guardian By Aletha Adu Political correspondent 22 Sep 2026 13:28 1 min read
Lib Dems quietly commission review into religious inclusion amid case brought by dropped candidate

Richard Newby to chair inquiry commissioned in response to discrimination case brought by David Campanale, who is seeking £790,000 in damages The Liberal Democrats have quietly commissioned a review into the treatment of figures within their ranks who hold religious views, weeks after the Guardian revealed a religious discrimination claim against the party by the former candidate David Campanale. Campanale, a former BBC journalist, was selected in 2021 as the party’s candidate for Sutton and Che

Campanale, a former BBC journalist, was selected in 2021 as the party’s candidate for Sutton and Cheam but was removed in August 2023. He has argued in a civil case against the party that discrimination against his Christianity cost him his political career.

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