If you’ve just woken up, Guido has the joyful task of informing you Jo Swinson hasn’t become Prime Minister. From bullishly calling the election along with the Tories and SNP, to running a presidential-style campaign before they realised their leader would end the campaign less popular than Corbyn. Now, as a result of losing her own seat to the SNP, Swinson has stood down and a leadership contest is underway. Guido brings you the runners and riders…

• Ed Davey – 10/11
  • Former leadership candidate. Would the Lib Dems be desperate enough to go for someone they thought was worse than Swinson?… 
• Layla Moran – 2/1
  • Was arrested after slapping her husband. Could she give her competition a similar spanking?…
• Wera Hobhouse – 9/1
  • Born in Germany, she’s big on the Brexit message. Although that doesn’t matter now does it…
• Sarah Olney – 16/1
  • Former MP, weird looking, failed to spell the name of her constituency accurately on her flyers, fired by Vince Cable. A record to be proud of…
• Alistair Carmichael – 14/1
  • An MP since 2001 and someone about whom there are no further interesting facts. Maybe the public forgetting about the Lib Dems would be an improvement on active distain…
• Tim Farron – 33/1
  • Perhaps he feels he wants to give it a go again…
• Christine Jardine – 16/1
  • Scottish. One of the Lib Dem’s most competent media performers. A statement that means basically nothing…
• Jamie Stone – 20/1
  • Previous practice attempt with Lib Dem youth #LetsGetStoned campaign. Being stoned might help put people in the mindset to vote Lib Dem…
• Wendy Chamberlain – N/A
  • Unlike her Prime Ministerial namesake, this Chamberlain scored a victory against nationalists last night. Not the highest bar of victory given she only had a 2-vote SNP majority to beat…
• Daisy Cooper – N/A
  • Another rare Lib Dem gain from last night. After a lot of googling it looks like she previously campaigned with the ‘Save the St Albans Pubs’ campaign for two-and-a-half years. Appropriate as leading the Lib Dems will lead you to drink…
• Munira Wilson
  • Honestly not a clue about this one. 

An unenviable task for Lib Dem members – get ready to start comparing beige with other tinges of forgettable beige…