Group meeting of us Lib Dems to establish what has been offered so far in negotiations. Both Tories and Labour are offering us Chair and Vice Chair turnabout for the Assembly, Budget Committee, Business Managers and Transport Committee. We try and include the Greens – but they appear to be taking the Mayour’s shilling. Not unnaturally, the Mayor wants them stitched up for the budget – for without their votes he won’t be able to simply get his budget through. Hope they don’t sell out London for

patronage.