22 Comments

• Rob Fenwick 9th Nov '07 - 8:05pm

  Hmm. Generally I like excitement, but I hope it doesn’t go too far. He’s an acting leader with a mandate from the parliamentary party and his constituency only – not the party membership at large.

• Laurence Boyce 9th Nov '07 - 8:08pm

  I’ll accept any excitement on offer.

• James Graham 9th Nov '07 - 8:23pm

  Gotta be job share. No question.

• leowatkins 9th Nov '07 - 8:25pm

  Job share with who, James?

• Cheltenham Robin 9th Nov '07 - 9:26pm

  I reckon it’s exciting news about Land Value Taxation.

• Dan 9th Nov '07 - 9:32pm

  ‘LVT’ and ‘exciting’ is surely oxymoronic?

• Martin Land 9th Nov '07 - 9:53pm

  King Abdullah has invited him for an all expenses paid extended stay in Saudi Arabia?

• Paul Griffiths 9th Nov '07 - 10:11pm

  He’s declaring a state of emergency, calling off the leadership election and putting Huhne and Clegg under house arrest?

• James Graham 9th Nov '07 - 10:11pm

  Leo: isn’t it obvious? Clegg and Huhne are entering into a civil partnership.

• Linda Jack 9th Nov '07 - 11:06pm

  I can hardly wait……I think its that Ming will be speaker, Brown will resign, Simon will become Pope, and Cameron will be so disconcerted by his stunt double he will give up the ghost and leave us to sweep up?

• Nick Barlow 9th Nov '07 - 11:28pm

  My guess would be – and probably what James meant with ‘job share’ – is that he’s going to stand down as Deputy Leader, with the recommendation that the job goes to the runner-up in the leadership election.

• Alix 9th Nov '07 - 11:44pm

  A new leadership structure has been created along the lines of ancient Rome. Two consuls, Nickandchris, will hold executive office jointly and they will be overseen by a censor, a wise and respected elder who holds no executive power but whose advice is always heeded because their authority and integrity are unimpeachable.

  MILLENNIUM ELEPHANT!

• Anonymous 10th Nov '07 - 8:30am

  “he’s going to stand down as Deputy Leader, with the recommendation that the job goes to the runner-up in the leadership election.”

  “Exciting news” indeed. I’ll need my drip tray.

• Paul Walter 10th Nov '07 - 8:31am

  13 was moi, sorry

• Andrew Duffield 10th Nov '07 - 9:16am

  Surely he’s going to tell Nick Clegg how we would pay for the Pupil Premium?

• James Graham 10th Nov '07 - 10:14am

  Nick@11: That is far more sensible that what I was suggesting.

• Eastender 10th Nov '07 - 1:03pm

  If it was Ming, I’d have guessed he was announcing the Act of Union, but with Vince it could be anything…

• Edis 10th Nov '07 - 3:07pm

  Hope it isn’t what Nick@11 suggests. I do think we will need a new deputy leader After This Ball Is Over but I dont think it should be the runner-up. Deputy should be another MP from the second-placed candidates backers. For example if Nick makes it then someone like Lynn Featherstone should be deputy. The runner-up needs to be in a much more powerful position than the formal deputy slot.

• Steve Comer 10th Nov '07 - 6:42pm

  Aren’t all MP’s on Rememberance Sunday duty at 10:30 am tomorrow?

• Jock 10th Nov '07 - 7:09pm

  Edis:

  The runner-up needs to be in a much more powerful position than the formal deputy slot.

  Like Vince has been as Shadow Chancellor and Deputy Leader you mean? I don’t see anything wrong with that arrangement. Though I don’t actually see how he as acting leader could “announce” such a thing as aren’t there Parly Party standing orders to *elect* the deputy leader(s)?

• Anonymous 10th Nov '07 - 11:13pm

  Maybe he will be announcing that Chris and Nick will each have a turn to act in the Lib Dem leader slot at Prime Minister’s Questions, as Mike Smithson suggested in PoliticalBetting.com ?

• Meirion Gwril 11th Nov '07 - 2:03am

  P’raps he’s announcing they’re all boycotting Remembrance Day as a protest against the Iraq war….?