Political Activity
There have been persistent rumours that Vorderman is a supporter of the UK Conservative Party and it has been suggested she refused the offer of a Life Peerage, though she has not confirmed this. In addition, she has been critical of the Labour Party's education policies. She appeared on Question Time in March 2010 and voiced Conservative-leaning political opinions. She agreed to head a task force established by the Conservative Party to look at the teaching of mathematics. David Cameron commented, "Carol has got a passion for maths. We have all seen that on Countdown with her brilliant mental arithmetic and she is going to lead this task force so we can get the answers right".
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