Christians discontented with politics were told they could find a home in the Liberal Democrats as Tim Farron urged Labour and Conservative moderates to consider a switch of allegiances.

An evangelical Christian, Farron used his conference speech in Brighton on Tuesday to pitch his party as "the real opposition" to the Conservative government amid Labour infighting. He made an unashamed plea for Labour voters by praising Tony Blair's record on the national minimum wage, tax credits and the NHS.

"I respect him for believing that the point of being in politics is to get stuff done, and you can only get stuff done if you win. Otherwise you're letting your opponent get stuff done instead," said Farron.

"The only thing standing between the Conservatives and a majority at the next election is the revival of the Liberal Democrats," he went on.

He claimed winning elections was "not a priority" for Corbyn said British politics was crying out for a real opposition.

"Having fine principles but no power is just turning your backs on the people who need you the most, its letting someone else win the day," he said.

"The Corbyn crowd like to talk in terms of loyalty and betrayal. Well, there is no surer way to betray the people you represent than to let your opponents win."

Earlier on Tuesday at a Liberal Democrat Christian Forum breakfast, the party's president Baroness Brinton said Jesus' forgiveness was needed in politics, especially in light of the levels of abuse within the Labour party.

Sarah Dickson, director of the LDCF, told Christian Today the party was about "putting people before party politics".

She spoke of the "political chaos" happening in other parties and emphasised the Lib Dems were "united and ready to continue standing up for people, not focus on our own party's internal politics."

She said: "My faith-inspired passion to serve people through making structures and systems work better for them found a home in the Lib Dems."

Dickson echoed Farron's call to other parties and added: "Anyone looking for a party to do that is very welcome."

In his speech Farron repeated his calls for another referendum on "the as-yet-unknown Brexit deal".

He accused Prime Minister Theresa May of having "no plan, no vision, no clue and no leadership".

He said: "Theresa May did so little in the Remain campaign that she actually made it look like Jeremy Corbyn pulled a shift."

A seasoned advocate of the UK accepting more refugees, he lambasted the Conservative government for "not pulling its weight" and doing "the bare minimum" over the crisis.

"They have barely lifted a finger," he said, adding he was "ashamed" of the government's record which he said was down to a "short-termist" attitude.

"This government wants us to forget this crisis, it's too difficult to solve, too risky to take a lead.

"But we have not forgotten, we will not forget, those children could be our children, how dare the Government abandon them."