From the conference darling to roadkill in less than 24 hours is a pretty spectacular career explosion, even by LibDem standards. Party President and King o’the Water Tim Farron has declared live on television that he would not accept the leadership of his party, even if it was handed to him on a plate:
A classic Brillo skewering…
UPDATE: Huhne re-stated his new line that Clegg will still be leader when he has retired from politics. Fingers crossed…
UPDATE II: Rumour doing the rounds that Farron didn’t have much choice in going on the Daily Politics. Fits in with the Speccie’s Clegg is cross narrative.