Chamali and Chandila Fernando have defected from the Libdems to the Tories. The LibDems are, as parties always do, playing it down and hinting that it is sour grapes. Guido spoke with Chandila yesterday, he said that when he ran for LibDem President he got a lot of stick for being on the right-of-the-party and he felt if he was unwanted, why not go where he was wanted.

He has a lot of energy, to be basically be driven out of the party seems a shame. Liberal Vison, the Orange Book factional grouping seem a bit disappointed to lose one of their number. The Cameroon love-bombing of the LibDems will see more traffic in this direction before the general election…