If the Guardian is to be believed, AV stood for 'acrimonious veto' last night as the pro-reform campaign saw plans for a joint Lib Dem-Labour event evaporate with both sides blaming each other.
The Clegg camp maintains the issue was entirely over who got top billing and that Labour did not want to share the podium. Labour on the other hand cited advice from yes campaign organisers of how Clegg's involvement would set back their cause.
A Labour spokesman told the paper: "Nick is not the right poster boy for this campaign. If this is supposed to be beyond party politics, Clegg needs to be nowhere. We are still willing to share a platform with a Liberal Democrat figure like Paddy Ashdown or Kennedy at some point."
Miliband will now take part in a separate launch of the Labour yes campaign on Wednesday with Neil Kinnock and Peter Hain – who?
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