I dunno: Mr. Heffer seems to be edging ever closer to departing the Tory Party:

Mr Swire is an old friend of mine. He used to be a professional
    soldier, then became a highly successful auctioneer. Patently, it
    does not overcome the handicap of being an Old Etonian to have had
    two successful careers outside politics, especially when most in the
    modern Tory party haven’t even had one.