Did some phoning of members yesterday to see how the voting was going in the Liberal Democrat leadership campaign . Still around half hadn’t voted; I expect there to be a flurry of voting as we near the deadline (next Saturday).

The late voters were pretty much all going for Huhne and a couple of early voters for Clegg saying that they now thought they had made a mistake. So – still going in the right direction. As Chair of Chris’s campaign – to sum up I would say I am cautiously optimistic!

And here’s a quick plug for some reasons to vote for Chris:

• Telegraph interview, including their verdict on Chris: “increasingly the favourite among the grassroots”
• Chris’s three point plan to stave off recession – taking the political fight to Brown, which is just what we need!
• Chris’s views on how to raise the party’s profile: watch here

PS If you are a party member and haven’t yet received your ballot paper – email returning.officer@libdems.org.uk ASAP.