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Mark Oaten quits after admitting newspaper claims of affair with male prostitute. I apologise to my wife, my family and my party, says former leadership candidate.

They all say that, don't they?

With the Liberal Democrats still struggling to find their feet after the resignation of their leader, Charles Kennedy, for being an alchoholic (I saw him in a local shop near to here the other week, and my, he looked rough - not pissed, just rough) the Home Affairs spokesman and contender (until recently) for the leadership of the party, Mark Oaten, has suddenly quit from the front bench team after being caught with his pants down - metaphorically speaking - by a Sunday newspaper, after reporters confronted him yesterday morning with details of his repeated encounters with a male prostitute that included three-in-a-bed sex.

Oh dear. What on earth gets into these guys?

Only last week Oaten, in responding to the Government's strategy on prostitution, stated that prostitutes, including rent boys, should be "subject to a code of conduct and regular contact with police and health workers.

"The object was not to 'tolerate' prostitution but to move it to a specified area where professionals can work with them to help them reach a point where they can choose other employment."

Right. So he's probably telling his wife and daughters right now that he was 'researching' the subject - and if she's got any sense she's told him to bugger off back to his rent boys because there's no nooky to be had with her.

Turbulent few days for Lib Dems. And while you're reading this, look at the photo, obviously taken before this revelation hit the streets. Is it just me, or does Oatens wife look like she's about to bury a knife in his back?


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