Oh, the irony....pass me the shisha.

[TheOstrich]

Smokescreen or not, she had to go.

Basically, she didn't have an Allegra to stand on ......

(I'll get me coat >>>>)

They won't lose the North Shropshire bye-election Crommers, Paterson had a 13K majority and it's a cast iron rural Tory seat.
A very much reduced majority is probably the best we can hope for, I'm afraid - although it is worth noting that Betfair are currently giving the LibDems to best odds.