The Liberal Democrats in Harrogate: Quotes of the day

'Do you know where the Chancellor went for his holidays? He went to Italy, and look what happened.' Alan Beith, treasury spokesman.

'David Mellor's department should not become the victim of a lubricious campaign in a newspaper circulation war.' Robert Maclennan, spokesman on national heritage.

'When I was first elected in 1983, the Labour Party thought that I was a short-stay guest in 'their' place in the House of Commons. 'Don't bother taking your coat off; you won't be staying long,' was their message to me.' Simon Hughes, MP for Southwark & Bermondsey.

'These days many people put the question to me: 'What is Denmark going to do?' '. Uffe Ellemann-Jensen, Danish foreign minister.