LNP to impose tougher rules for vetting political candidates after Scott Driscoll debacle MP Scott Driscoll. THE Liberal National Party says it has learnt from the debacle of Redcliffe MP Scott Driscoll and will impose tougher rules for vetting future political candidates. Delegates to the LNP convention will on Saturday debate potential changes to the party's preselection processes in a closed-door session. Mr Driscoll resigned from the LNP in April after The Courier-Mail revealed allegations the MP secretly controlled a community group from his electorate office and paid consultancy fees to his wife. LNP president Bruce McIver defended the way the party dealt with the issue of Mr Driscoll, saying the LNP's actions were "not driven by the media but driven by natural justice." Mr McIver said the party had been damaged by the episode, along with the defections of Ray Hopper, Carl Judge and Alex Douglas to Katter's Australian Party. But Mr McIver vowed to toughen the preselection processes before choosing candidates for the next state election. "It is a rigorous process and we intend to try to stiffen it more," he told the convention. You must be prepared for your whole background and past actions to be scrutinised. As an LNP member of parliament you must comply with the highest professional and personal standards expected by both the party and the general community.