We’ve seen Simon Cowell visit the Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street, greet the Queen, lunch with politicians, and generally hob-knob with anyone who is someone in British society. Simon, one might say, has pull. The (U.K.) TimesOnline made that point clear today with a headline story saying that “David Cameron has turned to Simon Cowell to bring a populist touch to the Conservatives’ presentation in the build-up to the next election.”

Simon, you see, engineered a private show by Britain’s Got Talent finalists at the Evelina Children’s Hospital. That event was followed by a fund-raising ball for the Conservatives–and further entertainment courtesy of Simon and some of the BGT Live cast. All told, the Liberals were not impressed.

Says the Times:

The idea of a children’s party featuring the stars of the popular talent show emerged from a dinner that Mr Cameron had with Mr Cowell last month. The music mogul is a friend of Andy Coulson, Mr Cameron’s press secretary. Senior Tories say the event was scheduled to coincide with the publication of the NHS Next Steps Review…

Laura Moffatt, parliamentary aide to Alan Johnson, the Health Secretary, said that the event showed that Mr Cameron had nothing to say. “His health policy is a content-free zone – filled with birthday cakes and dancing,” she said.

Now this is an interesting parlay by Simon–a guy who seems to be bound for a political seat at some point–but what really caught my eye was the mention of Faryl Smith in that Times article. Faryl is taking her time deciding on a record label, management, and the rest. She is in no rush to grab the bucks and start working. Probably, her dad is keeping her cool and straight. It’s not just that, though, Faryl makes good moves when she makes one. Here’s how she reacted to all the hooplah:

The act was joined by another finalist, the 12-year-old opera singer Faryl Smith, who had not originally been booked but asked to appear.

Did you catch it? Simon had apparently tried to leave her out of the deal (my guess is that she isn’t signing with his label), but Faryl requested to perform…and perform, she can. Here’s another look at a young girl with the soul of a saint, Faryl Smith: