Steve Smith, of Britannia Avenue, Dartmouth, writes:

I was very interested in Jonathan Taylor's letter referring to Dr Sarah Wollaston MP stating that she took a £40,000 pay cut when she became an MP.

Regardless of your political colours, once ensconced into your position as MP you represent the whole constituency and Dr Wollaston has done exactly that at grass roots level.

Dr Wollaston is considered within her own party to be a bit of a loose cannon and not one seeking promotion as a yes person.

In the Totnes constituency, Dr Wollaston was the first to be elected in this country though a primary process. Let's hope this roles out nationally, as this is true democracy.

Had Dr Wollaston decided to remain a GP she would have been better off than she is now as an MP, but she has seen the unfairness in society and as chosen her path.

Unlike her colleague Iain Duncan Smith, she has never said she could survive on living on the average wage.

Had Mr Taylor watched the a recent edition of BBC TV's Question Time, he would have seen his elected representative declare her concerns about the number of fellow elected members who hold down other jobs, whether it be paid consultancy or directorships and, regardless of political colours, must agree on this concern.

Mr Taylor, ask yourself and research how many elected members of the House of Commons are financially well off millionaires or just comfortable and out of touch with the real world that they represent. The answer will be shocking – across all three main parties – but Dr Sarah Wollaston MP will not be in your findings.

Let's pray, if you are that way inclined, that the other 600-plus elected members will follow Dr Wollaston's political philosophy.