Hot on the heels of the general election last weekend I found myself on a plane to Shanghai - a world a way from British politics.

So fancy walking into a bar in Shanghai and bumping into former Wirral South MP Ben Chapman who announced his decision to stand down in the wake of the expenses scandal.

He's advising the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce on China as he was a diplomat in Beijing before entering politics.

He didn't want to talk politics though saying he was jet lagged.