POSTED: Thursday 21 April, 1655BST
An entertaining morning at the High Court where a Lib Dem candidate, John Hemming, was refused permission to start a legal challenge to the election rules on postal voting.
Jerry Hayes, left, and John Hemming, outside the Royal Courts of Justice
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To the great delight of the packed press benches in Court number 2, Mr Hemming's barrister was the former Conservative MP Jerry Hayes.
During exchanges about whether politicians could be trusted to carry out promises to change the rules on postal voting, the judge, Mr Justice Collins, pointed out that Mr Hayes knew all about political promises.
Quick as a flash Jerry Hayes replied: "My broken promises lie in the street like Yorkie wrappers." It was hard to tell underneath his horsehair wig but I don't think he even blushed.
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