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Merlene signs Open Letter to Speaker Michael Martin over MP's expenses
May 18, 2009 10:00 AM
Fifty-six Lib Dem Parliamentary Candidates have put their name to an open letter to the Speaker of the House of Commons, Michael Martin:
"Dear Mr Speaker,
As Parliament continues to be dragged down by the allowance system, and its rules, the role of those in public service across the country is being undermined.
We are Liberal Democrat candidates seeking to be elected to Parliament and yet we find ourselves disappointed, and frustrated, at the way in which this matter is being handled. Every day our residents are telling us loudly that this must stop
and this must stop now.
Three things stand out:
• The resistance to the releasing of these documents and the attempt to exclude Parliament from the Freedom of Information requirements
• The way in which Norman Baker and Kate Hoey were treated when they sought to raise legitimate concerns
• The fact that, through you, parliament could now release the information into the public domain and cut short this parade of drip-fed news and empower MPs and citizens through a new transparent relationship.
It is vital that Parliament must become transparent and accountable now. We call on you, as Speaker of the House, to do everything within your power to force the full publication of all expenses immediately. We also call on you to accept the
independent review of MPs expenses and salaries chaired by Sir Christopher Kelly.
If you are unable to do this we then ask you to consider your position. Time is running out for politicians of all parties to repair the damage to our democracy.
Yours sincerely
56 Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidates
Merlene Emerson, Hammersmith
Ed Fordham, Hampstead and Kilburn
Jo Shaw, Holborn and St Pancras
Mark Blackburn, Westminster North
Munira Wilson, Feltham and Heston
Andrew Dakers, Brentford and Isleworth
Caroline Pigeon, Vauxhall
Duncan Borrowman, Old Bexley and Sidcup
Dave McBride, Orpington
Sam Webber, Bromley and Chislehurst
Alex Feakes, Lewisham and West Penge
Rebecca Hunt. Chatham & Aylesford
Guy Voizey Canterbury and Whitstable
Liz Simpson, Tonbridge and Malling
Andy Stamp, Gillingham & Rainham
Chris Took, Ashford
Bridget Fox, Islington South & Finsbury
Keith Angus, Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Dave Raval, Hackney South and Shoreditch
Mike Cox, Uxbridge and South Ruislip
Qurban Hussain, Luton South
Rabi Martins, Luton North
Sal Brinton, Watford
Andrew Simpson, Northampton North
Steve Goddard, Oxford East
Adrian Collett, Aldershot
Adam Carew, East Hampshire
Gareth Epps, Reading East
Sally Morgan, Central Devon
Sue Doughty, Guildford
Sarah Carr, Hereford and South Herefordshire
Liz Leffman, Meon Vallley
Sandy Walkington, St Albans
Richard Burt, West Worcestershire
Kevin Lang, Edinburgh North & Leith
Andrew Duffield,Hexham
David Kendall, Brentwood and Ongar
Ann Haigh, Epping Forest
Simon Wright, Norwich South
Greg Stone, Newcastle East
Theo Butt-Philip, Bridgwater and West Somerset
Dave Radcliffe, Birmingham Selly Oak
Richard Clein, Sefton Central
Stephen Lloyd, Eastbourne & Willingdon
Denis Healy, Hull North
Robin Lawrence, Wolverhampton South West
Andrew Falconer, Brighton Pavilion
Nigel Quinton, Hitchin & Harpenden
Alan Beddow, Warwick and Leamington
David Goodall, Southampton Itchen
Ryk Downes, Leeds Central
Peter Wilcock, Saffron Walden
Karen Hamilton, Birmingham Perry Barr
Stephen Robinson, Chelmsford
Mike Bell, Weston-super-Mare
Fred Mackintosh, Edinburgh South
Paul Zukowskyj, Welwyn "
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