Race home from the CRE to my house to find 80+ people enjoying a drink and a natter. These are just some of the people who helped locally in my election back to the London Assembly. It is fantastic and unbelievable to see such a throng. Not that long ago when we started our mission in Haringey we were literally just three men and a dog (obviously gender inaccurate). This is a real sign of how far we have come – which is just as well as we have far to go – parliamentary wise and council wise. We can do it – we just need lots of help.

Have a good night talking to everyone, speeches and congrats all round. I throw everyone out by 9pm and go off to have something to eat with my two best women friends who support me through thick and thin. They have both joined the Lib Dems long ago – I think when they realised that the only way to see me given my schedule was to join in. This isn’t a matter of political belief – this is a matter of friendship – and I really love that they will come and work on pollings days. I love them to bits.