Danny Alexander leaves no handover note for Greg Hands

When Liam Byrne departed from the role of chief secretary to the Treasury in 2010, he left a note for his successor which read that ‘there is no money’. The note went on to haunt the Labour party throughout their unsuccessful election campaign, with Byrne recently describing it as ‘the letter I will regret for ever’. Happily, Danny Alexander hasn’t followed suit. Greg Hands, the new Chief Secretary to the Treasury, has taken to Twitter to report that there is no handover note from Alexander:

For those asking, that very sensible chap Danny Alexander didn't leave a note for me in the drawer. #NoFingersByrned pic.twitter.com/ILw04NC5ZF

— Greg Hands (@GregHands) May 11, 2015

Given that the beleaguered Liberal Democrats currently have enough obstacles facing them, it’s probably for the best.