In the wake of Chris Huhne's resignation yesterday, it is important to remember how close this suave pugilist came to becoming the Liberal Democrat leader in 2007. Despite a serious faux pas – he was forced to apologise for a leaflet from his office describing his opponent as "Calamity Clegg" – he lost by a very slender margin. In fact, postal votes stuck in the Christmas post would probably have given him the job. In that case the Government would have lost a Deputy Prime Minister yesterday, and the Coalition would be in crisis.
Huhne takes a political back seat
Calamity Huhne?
In the wake of Chris Huhne's resignation yesterday, it is important to remember how close this suave pugilist came to becoming the Liberal Democrat leader in 2007. Despite a serious faux pas – he was forced to apologise for a leaflet from his office describing his opponent as "Calamity Clegg" – he lost by a very slender margin. In fact, postal votes stuck in the Christmas post would probably have given him the job. In that case the Government would have lost a Deputy Prime Minister yesterday, and the Coalition would be in crisis.
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Don't show me this again.