Town MP tipped to climb the ministerial ladder  

by ROB SMYTH A POPULAR political blog has tipped Burton’s MP for promotion in the next Government reshuffle. Conservative Home, a website which is a forum for supporters of the Tory party, picked out Andrew Griffiths as one of the current crop of up-and-coming parliamentarians who should be in line to be named a Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS)— the lowest rung on the ministerial ladder. The spotlight was shone onto Mr Griffiths following comments made by fellow Conservative MP Louise Mensch in an article featured in upmarket men’s magazine GQ. read more...