Mensch resignation shows difficulty for mothers in nurturing careers

THE debate about whether women can ‘have it all’ has been prompted, again, by the surprise resignation of glamorous Tory MP Louise Mensch after two years in parliament.

Citing her inability to balance work and home, the mother-of-three tweeted on Monday that she was “devastated by the necessary decision” but it was “impossible to balance the needs of [her] family” with politics.

With a profile that most politicians would kill for, and rumours about a promotion to junior minister in David Cameron’s forthcoming cabinet reshuffle, Mensch’s resignation has left her Conservative colleagues in Westminster reeling.