Today, Nick Clegg will, no doubt nervously and with gaffes galore, assume the great office of Prime Minister. As Dave swans off to Cornwall for a jolly old hoot with SamCam and Co., Little Nick will serve as acting PM in his absence. In the next fortnight, “I agree with” is expected to hold (D)PM Direct meetings, drum up dwindling Lib Dem support on a makeshift campaign trail, and, most terrifyingly of all, address those within his own party criticising the coalition. 

Among the detractors and disbelievers, towering above the rest in terms of time spent publicly thrashing the Coalition, is Simon Hughes, Deputy Leader of the Party. Having already attempted to put considerable distance between the Lib Dems and their Conservative partners, Simon is at it again, this time making sure we know for sure that the Liberal Democrats aren’t morphing into some horrific Tory-Liberal hybrid. Here he is: