The 12 Hottest Tory Backbenchers

    They may be backbenchers, but they're sitting on the frontbenches of our hearts.

    Every Brit knows that the backbenches of the Conservative party are a hotbed of raw sex appeal.

    Choosing the hottest Tory backbencher would be like choosing the hottest star in the sky.

    But someone had to do it, so here are the official rankings.

    12. MP for Haltemprice and Howden David Davis is a climate change sceptic. So is the earth getting hotter, threatening the very survival of our species, or is it just this picture?

    11. Bill Cash has been hotting up the halls of parliament since 1984. He chairs the European scrutiny committee, or should we say, the European scrutiny com-fitty.

    10. Geoffrey Cox, MP for Torridge and West Devon, is driving us mad with desire in this photo from the Parliamentary Dog of the Year show in 2011.

    9. Coming in at No. 9 is Sir Peter Bottomley, seen here stepping out in a form-fitting bicycle helmet and a plunging high-visibility vest.

    8. Even though he's not a backbencher, we can't even believe how much Oliver Letwin, MP for West Dorset, actually looks like Ryan Gosling.

    Jeffrey Mayer / WireImage / Cabinet Office via commons.wikimedia.org

    Letwin once said that public sector workers such as teachers and nurses need "some real discipline and some fear" to increase their productivity and innovation. Why did they not cast him in the Fifty Shades of Grey film???

    UPDATE:

    BuzzFeed apologises for including Oliver Letwin in this list. This was due to an editing error over his exact role and profile within the government. We apologise unreservedly to Mr Letwin and he is more than welcome to use our toilet facilities at 3am in the morning any time that suits. It's not our fault you look so much like Ryan Gosling.

    Jeffrey Mayer / WireImage / Cabinet Office via commons.wikimedia.org

    Letwin once said that public sector workers such as teachers and nurses need "some real discipline and some fear" to increase their productivity and innovation. Why did they not cast him in the Fifty Shades of Grey film???

    UPDATE:

    BuzzFeed apologises for including Oliver Letwin in this list. This was due to an editing error over his exact role and profile within the government. We apologise unreservedly to Mr Letwin and he is more than welcome to use our toilet facilities at 3am in the morning any time that suits. It's not our fault you look so much like Ryan Gosling.

    Jeffrey Mayer / WireImage / Cabinet Office via commons.wikimedia.org

    Letwin once said that public sector workers such as teachers and nurses need "some real discipline and some fear" to increase their productivity and innovation. Why did they not cast him in the Fifty Shades of Grey film???

    UPDATE:

    BuzzFeed apologises for including Oliver Letwin in this list. This was due to an editing error over his exact role and profile within the government. We apologise unreservedly to Mr Letwin and he is more than welcome to use our toilet facilities at 3am in the morning any time that suits. It's not our fault you look so much like Ryan Gosling.

    7. Why does George Hollingbery make it to this list, you ask?

    Because according to his website, he's giving his constituents action aaaaall year round.

    6. Roaring in at No. 6 is Brian Binley, MP for Northampton South.

    5. Jacob Rees-Mogg may be a Eurosceptic, but we can't help but say oui, oui to his rugged good looks.

    4. Nick de Bois thinks the police should be able to use water cannon to disperse riots.

    3. James Philip Duddridge would like to answer your West Lothian question, if you know what I mean.

    2. Peter Bone, MP for Wellingborough, ranks second for two reasons. Firstly, his name.

    And secondly, his hot bod.

    1. But the prize for the hottest Tory backbencher of all can only go to Sir Nicholas Soames, seen here in all his sexual majesty.

    Congratulations, Sir Nicholas!

    Phew, time for a cool drink of water.