Pretty-boy MPs

If David Cameron is right and the British public likes cute MPs, then this could be a sight to be seen in Westminster upon the next election. Apparently, this bloke is gunning for Michael Howard's safe Folkestone and Hythe seat, when the former Tory leader vacates it.

Apparently, he has recently come up with an A-list of Tory candidates. This A-list is rather diverse and atypical of the usual white, middle-class male Tory slate: more than 50 percent of the top 100 are ladies, and 10 percent are from ethnic minorities. Another tranche of the "best and brightest" candidates will join the list later in the year. I haven't looked at the full list, but ex-Coronation Street actor Adam Rickitt eco-campaigner Zac Goldsmith and author Louise Bagshawe, who are all on this list, don't strike me as the typical Tory candidate profile.

Mr Cameron says: "This is not about appearance, this is not about political correctness. It is about being more effective. ... I want to make sure the conversation the Conservative Party has in Parliament amongst itself is like the conversation we need to have with the rest of the country."

But there's opposition of course. Francis Maude, the Conservative chairman, vowed not to impose "mincing metrosexuals" on "gritty northern" seats.

Maybe more Brits will watch Prime Minister's Questions come 201X. And swoon.

:p

Well, we'll see.