Want to become an MP?

Four years ago a dynamic woman joined OBV’s MP Shadowing Scheme. Helen Grant was already a successful business woman but she felt she had a greater calling. We twinned her with the then Shadow Cabinet member Oliver Letwin MP. He thought she was brilliant, saying she was ‘Just what the party needed’. She tenaciously seized upon the opportunity given to her, quickly learning about all aspects of local and national government.

In just three short years she outshone her Conservative peers to win the prestigious nomination for Ann Widdecombe’s seat of Maidstone and The Weald  in Kent. On May 5th 2010 Helen Grant made history by becoming the first female of African descent to sit on her Majesty’s green benches as a Conservative MP.

We cannot guarantee everyone will have Helen’s success but we guarantee that all those chosen will play a leadership role in our society.

If you feel you’ve got what it takes to become a role model, a leader, an MP, then we want to know. African, Asian, Caribbean, Chinese, and other minority ethnic communities are welcome to apply.

Your success will be our community’s success too. For more information and to download the application form please follow this link.

Simon Woolley