Sales of craft beers such
as James Squire 150 lashes, Furphy and Iron Jack grew
strongly, but Lion surrendered its
position as market
leader in the flat $ 14 billion beer market after terminating its distribution agreement with global brewer AB InBev and losing popular brands such
as Corona.
However, Lib Dem peer and former MP Lord Carlile told the BBC World at One programme: «Nick Clegg is in a very strong
position as leader of the Liberal Democrats, expected to lead us
strongly into the election, so I don't believe any of the speculation about the threats to Nick Clegg's future.»