Ed comes from Mansefield in Nottinghamshire. He does represent a London Borough, which must make it easier for him to do a high powered job whilst being close to his family, especially as his son has special needs.
I do know that there are some who are so wedded to our undemocratic FPTP voting syustem that they believe politics must always be confrontational and cannot comprehend the notion of parties co-operating.
In spite of the fact that most LibDems would have much preferred a coalition with Labour, Ed and his LibDem colleagues put the country before party and did a great deal of good during their time in government.
Anyone objectively comparing the 2010-2015 government with the undiluted excesses of Tory rule since then must see that the coalition was preferable.
Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, today tweeted: "Congratulations Edward Davey. Looking forward to working with you in the best interest of all Londoners."