I am glad that you seem to like Jo Swinson. She is indeed a very able politician and could quite possibly become party leader. However although she is the current deputy leader, it does not automatically follow that she will become leader when Vince Cable goes. The Liberal Democrat Party members chose the leaders on a one-member-one-vote basis. There are no union block votes or preference given to those with the right connexions.
I am intrigued to know, Annie, if Jo was LibDem leader and Jeremy Corbyn was still leader of the Labour Party at the next election, would you vote LibDem?
There seem to be many MPs, party members and voters in both the Labour and Tory parties who actually prefer LibDem policies, especially on brexit, yet their tribal loyalties seem to make it almost impossible to vote for what they think is best for our country at this time.