Ladbrokes today updates its odds for the inevitable Lib Dem leadership race, and – irritatingly for the Tories – Nick Clegg is the clear frontrunner. Some odds:
Nick Clegg 4/5
Chris Huhne 3/1
David Laws 8/1
Ed Davey 10/1
Simon Hughes 12/1
Charles Kennedy 16/1
Alistair Carmichael 16/1
Vincent Cable 16/1
Lembit Opik 16/1
Paddy Ashdown 25/1
Gabriela Irimia 500/1 Of the above, I suspect the Cheeky Girl would do quite well. But it is their funeral….

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