[Lightspeed]

That's true. Does that mean we have to accept those most able to grasp at power as our leaders? My understanding was our democratic institutions are designed to put limits on the use of power to achieve positions of authority. And I thought that this came with a degree of good faith, that people who found themselves in positions of authority would not be primarily using that position to secure that authority.

Like everyone I was somewhat younger when Labour was in power. Did they also have the problem of their MPs having to step down one after the other for either abuses of their position or other problematic behaviour given their responsibilities? I remember that MP who was convicted for using illegal labour in exchange for immigration assistance. I can't recall if he held a senior position, like chair of the Law & Order committee.