The departure of Louise Mensch

Louise Mensch was something of a Marmite character in Westminster but she was never boring; the Commons will be slightly less interesting without her sharp opinions and colourful interventions. She was no doubt� controversial, however: at least one senior Tory called her “Gizza Mensch” in reference to her love of media appearances. Here is our news story about the exit – a by-election is expected in November.

One senior�Tory MP even said icily that Ms Mensch?s resignation showed the ?folly? of the A-list system:

?There?s no point in bringing people in who haven?t really thought about what the job will be like ? people who think it?s much more glamorous and more fun than it actually is.?

The highlights of her brief Westminster career included a glamorous magazine spread; testily standing up to Tom Watson over the Murdochs; and a painful appearance on Have I Got News For You. (The Guardian has a good catch-up on some of these).

But commentators are divided about whether her departure has wider

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Source: http://blogs.ft.com/westminster/2012/08/the-departure-of-louise-mensch/

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