What a great day for the Lib Dems. At last another one of their leading spokesmen is enriching another form of christian culture. Mr Oaten has done what his party has always told the citizens of the UK must do, to enhance other people's culture.

Why on earth would he resign because he slept with a rent boy? One must except that this nowadays would be a modern act of christian faith, enhanced by the present day politically correct parties and the support of the church, and the registrar office, of course.

This is an old tradition of the Lib Dems - or, as they were once known, the "bite the pillow mob." Mr Oaten has kept the Lib Dem tradition up by walking on both sides of the waterfront, which clearly gave him much pleasure. I'm sure he is a politician that all christians will respect and admire, especially in the West Country. A G Rawlings, Evea Close, Truro