“A humiliating setback for the Conservative leader”

That’s the verdict of the FT on David Cameron’s idea of asking the Liberal Democrats if he could stand a joint candidate with us for London Mayor.

The Daily Mail is hardly nicer, calling it a “disaster for Cameron” whilst the The Sun says “David Cameron was left red-faced”. For variety, the Evening Standard goes for Cameron being “humiliated” and quotes a Conservative saying, “the whole thing has now descended into farce. It is very embarrassing for David Cameron and shows how badly he is handling the whole contest.”

Ooops. Mind you, I guess it was a better idea than asking Jeffrey Archer.