"Childminder Eliza Bethtruss attacks unruly politicians"

Spotted by BobE in The Guardian:

Childminder Eliza Bethtruss has criticised "chaotic" proceedings in the Houses of Parliament for failing to prepare MPs for a life after politics. The nursery assistant said she had "seen too many chaotic settings, where MPs are running around the corridors".

She said that by allowing unruly behaviour in Westminster, MPs are unable to sit still. She said: "We want politicians to learn to listen to their voters, learn to respect an manifesto pledge and work regular hours, so that they are ready for life in the productive sector. This isn't about middle-aged white men trying to run the country properly – it's unstructured play which doesn't teach our elected representatives to be polite and considerate through activities which benefit the electorate."

In comments to the Daily Mail, Bethtruss – who has two children – called for a more traditional approach similar to the French system, where actual voters supervise newly elected MPs.

"What you notice in the French parliament is just how calm they are. All of their debates are structured and led by somebody who knows what he is talking about. It's a requirement. MPs get into the habit of waiting their turn, of saying hello to the Speaker when they come into the debating chamber," she said. "They learn to socialise with each other, pay attention to the wishes of the public and develop good manners, which is not the case at Prime Minister's Questions. Who'd want to employ people who behave like that when they are supposed to be working?"

Bethtruss came under criticism on Twitter for her comments, which the Daily Mail précised as: "In an interview with the Daily Mail, she said sttings in Parliament were filled with self-interested meddlers 'running around with no sense of purpose'." Anand Shukla, chairman of the Labour backbench committee, tweeted: "Just what sense of purpose does she expect politicians to have?"