Oxford West and Abingdon MP Nicola Blackwood is doing rather well in the polls, albeit on her looks alone.

The 31-year-old is fourth in an online league table of attractiveness compiled by website sexymp.co.uk Miss Blackwood is one of a number of young Tories, dubbed “Cameron’s cuties”, who dominate the top 10.

Wantage MP Ed Vaizey polls at a respectable 34th in the current standings.

Next is Prime Minister and Witney MP David Cameron at 176th, with Banbury’s Tony Baldry at 295th place.

Oxford East MP Andrew Smith is in at 363rd with Henley’s John Howell at 468th.

So it seems the size of your majority doesn’t matter after all.

The website, which gives the public the chance to vote on MPs’ attractiveness, was set up by Francis Boulle who stars in the E4 reality show Made in Chelsea.

And top of the House of Commons talent is the Conservative MP for Portsmouth North, Penny Mordaunt.

Diamond mining heir Mr Boulle, 22, describes the venture as “a fun and memorable tool to help the British public get to know their Members of Parliament”.

He adds: “I fully expect this to offend some people, this was never my intention and I hope you will see the funny side.”

  • In an unrelated story, The Insider was shocked to see a picture of our very own Ed Vaizey in the News of the World under the headline ‘Porn plan flops’.

Readers will be relieved to know that the Culture Minister was not planning to venture into the world of adult entertainment (despite his high ranking in the looks department – see above).

He was, in fact, trying to to get the support of Internet service providers to help stop children accidentally viewing hardcore pornography on the Internet.

But it would appear he can’t get the companies all onside.

Which is surprising, given reports in last week’s Private Eye that point out he is the most-lobbied member of the Government, clocking up 148 meetings with external groups. Is his charm wearing thin?

  • The Insider has been alerted to some must-watch TV. According to the programme’s makers: “An ‘Apprentice-style’ TV challenge is pitting some of the best brains of the public sector against each other as they compete for a career-boosting scholarship.”

Ten candidates from councils are going head to head in a series of five challenges broadcast online by Policy Review TV.

Examples include a ‘Big Society’ challenge where the teams work with two community groups to reclaim two areas of wasteland and turn them into community facilities.

For those unfamiliar with the BBC’s The Apprentice, the show features self-proclaimed go-getters in their hapless attempts to make or save money. Can’t think why Policy Review TV thought it would work with councils?

To tune in visit policyreview.tv, where new episodes are uploaded every Wednesday.