Kate's flat refusal

One Fleet Street writer with unrivalled knowledge of Lib Dem leadership hopeful Nick Clegg is the Independent on Sunday's theatre critic Kate Bassett. She used to share a flat with the MP. So far, however, the glamorous Bassett - something of a pinup in the Critics' Circle - is proving maddeningly discreet about her ex-flatmate and his domestic habits. Wait until he becomes Lib Dem leader, Kate, and then your disclosures will be worth more!