Well, surely it's a good sign of openness and better for public and party morale that the Conservative Party lance their boils now rather than leave things to erupt later if/when they regain power. It seems that the party's leaders are unfairly being damned when they do and damned when they don't at the moment.

Gordon Alexander, Frome, UK

At least the Tories seem to have taken some action. Corresponding moral bankrupts in the Labour party are usually embraced by their duplicitous leader. Look at Martin - leader of the house. What a humiliation.

Steve, Cambridge,

Dear Harlan in Basildon. Labour have wrecked the UK for anybody that actually wants to work for a living rather than sponge off the state. That's why I've emigrated (along with thousands of other educated medium to high earning people). Meanwhile the country is filling up with immigrants who have never paid into the social security system (and quite probably never will) and yet get free health care, child care, housing etc. etc. Who's paying for it all?

Anybody who thinks Labour has been good for the country clearly have low aspirations for their children.

Rack & ruin is just around the corner, mark my words.

PS. I used to live in Basildon.

Bob, Cologne, Germany

"During 18 years out of power, Kinnock, then Smith, followed by Blair and Brown, transformed the Labour Party from the ground up into New Labour. "

There is NO New Labour. It is just the same high tax, high spending, high borrowing, centralist and state controlling party it ever was. Even more so with the availability of technology.

New Labour was only the project to get Blair personal power, it had nothing to do with actually changing the Labour Party.

Peter, Maidstone,

Absolute class - just shows you the real Conservative Party in it's Essex heartland - basically a bunch of wife swapping, immoral bigot's with a desire to impose their farcical views on the majority ... shame on you David for misleading the people that the Conservatives are a changed party - I think the old adage of 'a leopard never changes his spots' springs to mind...

Paul Singh, London, UK

One scapegoat down and a whole herd still to go..."That which is covered will be uncovered"...

Hugh E Torrance, London, England

What is happening in the MOTHER OF PARLIAMENTS ? I can go to Poland with my wife and watch these shenanigans on TV - do I have to watch it here also ? Is the UK becoming a Banana Republic slowly ?

Ian Payne, WALSALL,

Sack him from party and constituency.

Neil Murphy, cromer,

"During 18 years out of power, Kinnock, then Smith, followed by Blair and Brown, transformed the Labour Party from the ground up into New Labour. "

And the result of their labours is a country in crisis and a party of government that doesn't listen ! What a transformation !

Dave L, Swindon, Wiltshire

Just get rid of the idiot quickly.No discussion.

EDWARD SYNGE, TISBURY, UK

Steve asked why this news item didn’t make the national news on the BBC and ITV.

Because it was a women involved with this evil crime if it had been a man you can be sure it would have been covered on every news channel and newspaper.

More and more news is gender led, BBC News 24 for example as become a Woman’s Daily program - witness how many issues during programming apparently affect just women - Check it out?

Layton Bevan, Neath , Wales

Harlan Leyside, Basildone --- Well Said!

Natasha, London, England

What the fuss about this guy sounds like a True Blue Tory!!

He's a Homophobic, Racist and Right Winger I thought thats what you signed up to when you became a Tory MP.

We all know that David Cameron has more spin docters than Labour ever had.

The Great British Public are like sheep they fell for Blair and they are falling for Tory Boy Cameron.

Simon, Bristol, England

why didnt this news item make the national news on the BBC and ITV?

Surely this is newsworthy instead of some of the drivel that is fed us daily, with the personal viewpoints of reporters,

Steve Bevan, Swindon, Wiltshire

During 18 years out of power, Kinnock, then Smith, followed by Blair and Brown, transformed the Labour Party from the ground up into New Labour.
After nearly 11 years out of power, Hague, Duncan-Smith, Howard and now Cameron, have at best barely succeeded in putting a thin veneer of reform over what remains a party full of the likes of Spink.
There is no New Conservative Party.
Maybe, by 2010 (Brown will delay as long as he can) the electorate will be crying out for a return to tax-cutting, Europe-bashing, job-slashing, privatising right wing Tory policy. Maybe they will simply be so desperate to be rid of a clapped-out Labour government they'll vote for any credible alternative.
But we can be sure that if Cameron leads his party to victory it will be by default, as his supposed attempt to change the party has put Mandelson and Campbell spin to shame.

Harlan Leyside, Basildon,