http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/local/topstories/3647653.Tory_candidate_launches_hooker_hotline/

He said: “If someone tells me they’re here now and I’m in the area, I’ll go down there with people from my family and ruin their business.

“We’ll offer them help and advice, but we’ll also just stand next to them so they won’t get any punters.”

Last Monday Mr Clarke and his girlfriend, Sarah, 30, spent three hours on Bedford Hill warding off vice girls after calls from residents.

Actually, maybe not idiotic, just quite brave.