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Former leader Jo Swinson is no longer an MP after losing her seat to the SNP (PA)

When Jo Swinson won the Liberal Democrat leadership contest last year, the future looked bright for the party.

Here was a young, dynamic woman with experience in government, who was ready to take on Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn and restore her party’s fortunes.

What a difference six months makes. Swinson is no longer an MP after losing her seat to the SNP, at a snap election the Liberal Democrats enthusiastically supported.