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Lib Dem leader Sir Vince Cable has backed himself to return to Government - despite leading a party of just a dozen MPs.

Its votes share slumped to just 7.4% at June’s election, triggering Tim Farron’s resignation as party chief.

Former Business Secretary Sir Vince believes he can march the Lib Dems back into office - despite them having 56 MPs when they were invited to form a coalition to prop up David Cameron ’s Tories in 2010.

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Sir Vince claimed: “I’m not interested in having red boxes and cars and the all the rest of it - been there, done that.

“But I do want our party to have is an absolutely central role in British politics."

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Asked if could be “a senior Cabinet Minister” once again, he insisted: “It’s plausible.

“But I’m not interested in office, I’m interested in leading the argument in the country, that’s where we need to be.”