Sin,—Further to your efforts to making Parliament a self-respecting body
again, your readers may find the statements of the prospective Conservative candidate for Oxford in answer to a question by an American in a recent BBC First Meeting programme.
The question related to the attitude of the candidate to his constituents and party on such a question as 'Suez'—should he disagree with the party line.
The prospective candidate said that he would use privately all his persuasive powers to influence his colleagues and should the PM honour him by asking his opinion, he would give it. But should all these efforts prove vain, he would subordinate his private opinion to that of the majority of the party.
Thus on a question of conscience resignation never crossed his mind.
What is of interest, I think, is that when they heard of this three young English voters declared that such a candidate would not get their votes. They were all under thirty years of age.
Wishing you success in your crusade.—Yours faith- fully,
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