Last night was a bad one for the LibDem grassroots, as the government won the Lords vote on secret courts. 26 yellow peers rebelled and voted against, but one was conspicuous in his absence. Lord Rennard was too unwell to attend:
From: “RENNARD, Lord” <RennardC@parliament.uk>Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2013 20:53:33 +0000Subject: RE: Final briefing on the Justice and Security Bill ahead of this afternoon’s debateThanks
Unfortunately I am not well enough to attend at the moment
Best regards
Chris
That little trick hasn’t worked for Handy-cock…