The leader of the Liberal Vannin Party says he remains determined to establish an effective and efficient group of Liberal MHKs within the House of Keys.
Nearly four years after being formed, the political party has a number of local authority representatives, but Peter Karran himself is its sole representative in Tynwald.
The Onchan MHK, a vocal critic of the Manx government, plans to put forward a number of candidates in next year's general election.
However, he says it's not simply a case of 'flooding the market' to help increase his party's representation:

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