Rebuilding trust in politicians

There was much talk this weekend in the press about the Conservative MP Derek Conway, who has been suspended from the House of Commons, after it was alleged that he paid his son out of public funds, for work that did not appear to have been done.

I think David Cameron was right to withdraw the Conservative whip from him as it is important that we stamp out any misuse of public money... and show clearly that in Britain we do not tolerate any corruption within the political process. The behaviour of a few MPs over the years have tarnished the standing of all parliamentarians. This has helped to create huge apathy towards politics and a widespread distrust of politcians.

It is important that we now try and rebuild this. There are many MPs and aspiring politicians, like myself, who really are in politics for the right reasons and will work hard to make a difference to the country we live in. Most of us can be trusted!