Accountant seeking to clean up Westminster "cesspit"

An accountant from Yorkshire is to challenge Conservative frontbencher William Hague at the forthcoming General Election and has vowed to clean up parliament.

Leslie Rowe, an accountant with years of experience largely in the public sector, is to stand as Green Party candidate in the seat of Richmond in North Yorkshire.

According to Accountancy Age, Mr Rowe believes his expertise in finance and accounting can help put an end to MPs bending rules on expenses and if more accountants sat in parliament, it would be a better place.

Mr Rowe described the current state of Westminster as "a cesspit of dirty money sticking to the hands of those who can stand the stench long enough to grab it".

"Perhaps this explains why there are so few accountants in parliament?" he added.

The Green Party itself says it has a "real chance" of picking up seats at the upcoming General Election which, according to The Spectator, looks set for May 6th.

Current leader Caroline Lucas sits in the European Parliament.

Updated: 11 March 2010.
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