MEMBERS of the Tatton Conservative Party express confidence in George Osborne, but as his proposals for alternate boundaries were met with indifference, should the Boundary Commission’s plans go ahead their jobs will also disappear.

While MPs’ salaries are not overgenerous, being MP for Tatton is, as my grandad used to say, ‘money for old rope’.

You just need to appoint a loyal team at the constituency office, turn up every few weeks for photo opportunities and then scurry back to London.

The real benefit of being MP for Tatton came when George Osborne was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer by his admiring old friend, which gave the perfect excuse for not having too much time for constituency matters.

However, the current Prime Minister seemingly insufficiently admiring of his talents, relegated George Osborne to the Back Benches, since when his appearances in the House have been few and far between.

Doubtless busy using the contacts he made when in high office, Osborne is securing what could be an uncertain future by speechmaking and securing lucrative advisory roles to financial institutions.

Although former holders of high office are legitimately allowed to undertake employment offers after they leave office, it is debatable whether a sitting MP can do justice to so many different tasks.

So despite his assurances that he will remain as Tatton MP, and although the office may be shortlived, surely Tatton voters are worthy of more than a Londonbased part-time MP?

Mabel Taylor Knutsford