Theresa May and Norman Baker were never going to get on.
There's a clash of both personality and politics, with a staunchly Conservative Home Secretary and a minister on the left of the Lib Dems.
The recent spat about drugs policy - with Mr Baker pushing for reform - gave a clear glimpse into the fractious relationship in the Home Office.
In his resignation letter, Mr Baker said it had been "particularly challenging" being the only Lib Dem in the department and he went even further when speaking to The Independent.
"There comes a point when you don't want to carry on walking through mud and you want to release yourself from that," he said.
"I just think it's a pity that Theresa May took the mindset that the Lib Dems had to be put up with, and we were almost a cuckoo in the nest rather than part of the Government."
Lib Dem sources have told me that Mr Baker simply wasn't enjoying his time at the Home Office and was becoming frustrated that he could not pursue the projects he was interested in.
He has been unhappy for a while, but Nick Clegg asked him to stay on until the controversial report into drug policy was published last week.
However, that may not be the full story.
With just six months to go until the next election, Lib Dem MPs will be watching their poll ratings with horror. With some surveys putting them behind the Green Party, some will be considering drastic action to try and cling on to their seats.
Could shoring up support in his constituency be a key factor behind Norman Baker's resignation?
Probably. He has a majority of over 7,000 in Lewes, which is a healthy size but by no means unassailable.
Quitting his ministerial post gives him more time to concentrate on local issues and residents. It also allows him to neatly disassociate himself from the coalition - painting himself as independent, principled and not in the pockets of the Tories.
But Theresa May won't shed a tear over the Home Office split.
His depiction of her as a staunch Conservative running her department like a Tory fiefdom with no room for those pesky Lib Dems won't do her reputation any harm either.
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