Ever wondered why no-one trusts politicians?

An excellent scoop by the FT Westminster blog today. This morning we brought you the Mayor who sometimes isn’t the Mayor, this evening it’s the resignation that wasn’t a resignation. It seems that Lord Young – who made a remarkable comeback, as we noted last week – had never left at all, despite David Cameron saying 11 months ago “he then also offered his resignation which I accepted.”

Except it seems that’s not the case. As the FT reports:

Lord Young apparently came back to Number 10 last month to work as Cameron’s “enterprise adviser”. His return was not announced by any press notice or prime ministerial statement: rather journalists spotted Lord Young walking along Downing Street and figured out he was back.

Except he wasn’t back, not strictly. In fact I am told he never actually left. His “resignation”was little more than a media stunt and he kept working for free for Number 10 throughout.

What’s more, in a sign of the high regard in which he is held by the prime minister, I am also told he is only one of two people to have his own office in Number 10 – everyone else has to share. The other, of course, is the PM himself.

Ever wondered why no-one trusts politicians? Here’s your answer. On a completely seperate note, Liam Fox talked about returning to the front bench today…