After last week’s vote on Real Recall, where MPs were asked to back a genuine, voter-led Recall system, or a restricted form based on narrow criteria and prior approval from fellow MPs, Isabella Gornall in my office has crunched some numbers. They are worth printing.
The Recall Bill proposed by the deputy prime minister was a “dangerous thing” which would make it “almost impossible” for voters to get rid of their errant MP, a Conservative politician has said.
On the 7th July, a cross-party group of MPs met in Parliament to finalise a genuine Recall Bill that would give voters the power to remove MPs if they lose the confidence of a majority of their voters.
The UK’s massive use of antibiotics on farms is breeding lethal drug resistance into bacteria, writes Zac Goldsmith. Although we use five times more antibiotics per animal than Scandinavian countries, Cameron is mysteriously reluctant to clamp down on abuses.
Zac Goldsmith assembles cross-party group of MPs to finalise a genuine Recall Bill that puts voters in charge of sacking MPs who have lost the confidence of their constituents.
Cross-party support builds in favour of a genuine Recall BillA cross-party group of MPs has come together to create a genuine Recall Bill, that puts voters in charge of sacking MPs who have lost the confidence of their constituents
