It's almost time to say goodnight but before we do, here's a reminder of some of the evening's best bits:

- Labour's vice chair Michael Dugher let rip at his party saying Ed Miliband's team had "too many pointy-heads and too few street fighters". (see 18:15)

- "I am not a US senator" - Douglas Carswell's reason for not accepting UKIP officials' offer of 15 new staff members paid for by public money. (see 16:32)

- Arnie, yes Arnold Schwarzenegger, tweets his congratulations to David Cameron. Who knew? (see 23:42)

- The Monster Raving Loony Party got more votes than the BNP (see 22:27)

Our Politics Live morning crew will be back with you from 06:00 to bring you the latest on Labour's leadership contest, new job figures and all the news from Downing Street and the Scottish Parliament.

Until then, goodnight!

Newsnight

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What do you do when you lose the job you've had for the 32 years? For Liberal Democrat Simon Hughes, who was beaten in Southwark by Labour's Neil Coyle, it was a case of drowning his sorrows and shedding a few tears.

He tells Newsnight that he and his team stayed up until seven in the morning at the house of the local party chairman.

"We did drown our sorrows. Some of my colleagues were beside themselves."

"At eight o'clock in the morning, I had a few moments of tearfulness," he admits.

Newsnight

Newsnight's Laura Kuenssberg has been reflecting on Labour's quest to find a new leader, in particular the most-recently announced contender - Chuka Umunna. She says he came into Parliament in 2010 and every year his suits have got sharper. He's always been seen as smart and ambitious, metropolitan and a moderniser - he appeared alongside Lord Mandelson on Andrew Marr's sofa on Sunday. But, she says, he will have tough competition from the likes of Yvette Cooper and Andy Burnham who are expected to announce their intentions within days.

Tomorrow, Labour's National Executive Committee will meet to decide on the timing of the leadership contest. The options are:

- wrap up by the end of July and get on with opposing the Tories (this could benefit the likes of Yvette Cooper and Andy Burnham who have the experience to crack on)

- September, just before conference

- at party conference (this appears to be off the table as no-one wants a repeat of the Miliband brothers' contest which distracted everyone from the messages coming from the platform).

Norman Lamb, the first Liberal Democrat MP to throw his hat into the ring to become the party's next leader, has been speaking to LBC Radio, where he's said he would back an in/out referendum on the EU:

Asked if that meant Lib Dems should vote for the legislation enabling the referendum to take place, he said:

The Lib Dems have previously argued that a referendum should only be held if powers are transferred from the UK to Brussels.

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Government Chief Whip Chris Grayling has been telling his local paper, external he is "very happy" with his new job, having said to the Epsom Guardian on election night he wanted to stay as justice secretary.

The Epsom and Ewell MP tells the paper he "had to" give the reply he did on Thursday evening when asked about remaining as justice secretary, and added:

And, Mr Grayling continues, he had already had a "long chat" with his successor Michael Gove - but would not be offering him any advice.