Also: Alliance attacks unionist pact and bids for pro-Union voters; rocky start for Plaid Cymru’s campaign; and Northern Ireland awaits judgement in ‘gay cake’ case.
Also: Sturgeon faces revolt over all-women shortlists; unionist pact in four Northern Irish constituencies; and AMs introduce new Welsh language measures.
In a hung Parliament in which the Conservatives are the largest party, he would need support from the Liberal Democrats once again.
Also: Labour MPs promising on the doorstep not to ally with SNP; more bad news for Welsh Labour as support for more powers slumps; Irish Government legalises drugs by accident.
In an uncertain world, here are a few certainties to bank on.
Hard-line cultural unionists have done as much as anyone to box Northern Ireland out of normal British politics. Let this be a wake up call.
Also: the tests facing the new SF speaker; green/nationalist anti-nuclear coalition prepares for 2015; and SNP MSP spies a conspiracy against Holyrood.
The “peace process” is not a get out of jail free card – whether or not it ever justified handing them out.
Also: UUP leader claims Sinn Fein would collapse Stormont for the sake of its southern ambitions; and Labour set to lose a quarter of their 2010 vote to Sturgeon.
Also: Welsh Labour turn fire on emboldened UKIP; NI21 not quite dead; Stormont deadlock still unresolved; Jones attacks Labour policy.
Also: NI Justice Minister denies handing Republican prisoners control of prison wing; and Welsh Assembly mulls 18 per cent pay rise.
They are likely to be less stable than coalitions because of the lack of a majority. That does not prevent them enduring,
There are good reasons why the latter is more likely.
Also: Welsh Labour return fire as Hunt and the Mail assault their NHS record; and the UUP propose electoral pact with the DUP.
If the broadcasters are inviting potential ‘kingmakers’ the case for excluding Parliament’s fourth party evaporates.