John O’Farrell explains the motivation for his Eastleigh campaign…

“I have to admit it was a massive ego trip from start to finish.”

Ken Clarke debating the Justice and Security Bill:

“Some of my best friends are human rights lawyers”

An interesting little snippet from Paul Waugh this afternoon: Lord Rennard took part in an emergency conference call with party bosses on the very day that Chris Huhne quit his seat. LibDem chief executive Tim Gordon’s PA invited randy Rennard to the strategy chat just minutes after Huhne made his announcement on the steps of Southwark Crown Court:

As an MP resigned and decisions needed to be made, to whom did they turn? Despite what they might want us to believe, Lord Rennard was at the heart of LibDem strategy right up until the sex pest story broke…

Anyone would have thought David Ward wanted to have the whip suspended. Here are his latest comments on his punishment from LibDem bosses last week:

“I’m very disappointed and angry about this, because what has been said does not reflect what I believe was decided. And, as someone who has run race awareness classes, I find the idea that I have been sent on some sort of correctionary course to be patronising and quite offensive.”

That’s at least his fourth yellow card…

Have you had an accident at work? Slipped, tripped or fell into an inappropriate position with a colleague? Sarah Teather has the answer. The silent LibDem has just pocketed a £2,000 donation from Simple Claims, an ambulance-chasing personal injury compensation firm. Apparently “everyone in the workplace, including visitors and members of the public, are at risk”, and Simple Claims are “experts in providing hassle free quick settlements”. Every little helps…