Glenrothes byelection

Having stayed up late to watch the result come in, Barack Obama was first on the phone to congratulate Labour’s Lindsay Roy. “This is a watershed moment in British politics,” the President-Elect told the new MP. Mr Roy replied: “Aye, we can.”

The McCain campaign is sending the SNP’s Alex Salmond a gift of $250,000 worth of designer dresses (hardly worn) in an effort to console him.