After a bruising General election that shrunk their parliamentary party from 57 MPs to 8, the Liberal Democrats will be looking to newly elected Leader Tim Farron to improve their fortunes.

But what does he need to do and how should he go about it?

We ask 3 Liberal Democrat members of our staff to give their views

Patrick Cousens and Nathan Hallows, who both supported the Liberal Democrats at the General Election, and Steven Gauge, who prior to PLMR organised campaign tours for former leaders Nick Clegg and the late Charles Kennedy