I READ with some distress the story about MP Jesse Norman apparently taking cash from big private business and felt it was high time I said my piece to stick up for him.

He has done nothing wrong – barely a day goes by without him pushing parliament to get rid of that PFI the New Labour crowd put on us!

People donate money to him? Well as my late husband used to say, if we were a rich family we would donate money to him, better that than the taxpayer having to cough up for elections!

My Leslie must be turning in his grave about this.

CATHERINE MOFFAT St James, Hereford