No vote, Tories gloat

BONG! And so, the backlash cometh. So far Brown has been called yellow, a feartie, frit, and been accused of bottling it. As Westmonster is out and about today, she doesn't know for sure at what point Brown uttered his traditional "we are more concerned with getting on with the business of running the country" platitude during his interview with Marr, but is betting that it came fairly early on.

BONG! The beleagured Bojo gets a moment of respite following on from Brown's decision to bottle it, er, reconsider his stance on an early poll. Johnson has a couple of months now to decide whether to hold onto his Henley Parliamentary seat as he battles Ken for the London mayoralty.

BONG! Alex Salmond has a face Westmonster would love to slap, but when its expression is even more smugly self-satisfied than usual, the desire to start punching the TV screen is almost irresistible.