Wales Online 1 month ago

Don’t risk public’s wrath, MPs told as new expenses rules announced

COMMONS Speaker John Bercow last night urged MPs not to stand in the way of radical changes to their expenses, warning of a public backlash if the plans are watered down. Full Article at Wales Online

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  1. We need to look at the report thoroughly, to ensure that, while achieving the necessary tightening up to prevent abuses, we don’t go back to a time when parliament was a place for wealthy men.
    – Helen Goodman SOURCE: The Northern Echo 1 month ago
  2. The recommendations are proportionate and not draconian. No MP can obstruct it, because it is not their business. There will be no debate and no vote.
    – Stuart Bell SOURCE: The Northern Echo 1 month ago
  3. MPs have forfeited their right to decide because of their actions. It is restoring public faith in Parliament and it is more important than any individual MP’s circumstances. I have no sympathy for MPs’ bellyaching.
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