A reasonable news day for the Lib Dems today.

David Cameron's pitch to the Lib Dems over the weekend has drawn a response in the form of stories in most papers - along with a leader column in The Independent ('Beware the siren voices of alliance')

The Telegraph uses its leader to preview tomorrow's leadership result and suggests that, should Clegg win, "three-party politics will resume in earnest." ('Liberal Democrats' big chance')

The Telegraph also sings the praises of Nicol Stephen, the Lib Dem leader north of the border in 'The redemption of Nicol Stephen'

Assuming that the party gets some coverage when the new leader is announced, the Lib Dems should see a rise in their opinion poll rating from, if nothing else, the amount of copy being written about them this week.