THE future of our National Health Service is a frequent topic of debate on the letters pages of The Bolton News and rightly so the nation’s health and the health services that we rely on are issues for us all. Many readers will be shocked to learn that Stephen Dorrell Tory MP has recently taken a job with KPMG, a private company that wants to bid on a £1 billion NHS contract but has refused to give up his parliamentary seat. Mr Dorrell has admitted his new job is “incompatible” with his role as an MP but says that he will not step down until May 2015. Most people will feel that this is not okay, after all who will be his boss for the next five months — KPMG or his constituents?

What is all the more shocking is that for four years, Stephen Dorrell MP was the chair of the powerful Health Select committee, helping open the NHS up to privatisation. Now he has a new job is with a private company bidding on the NHS. Many thousands of people across the country are being urged to sign a petition to David Cameron to show the level of public outrage. With public pressure it is hoped that the weight of public opinion will force him to act. Please sign now: http://secure.38degrees.org.uk/dorrell-conflict-of-interest

K Hayes,

M Challender,