Lib Dem MP to put down motion against expenses cover-up

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Lib Dem MP to put down motion against expenses cover-up

By The Voice | Sun 18th January 2009 - 1:32 pm

Yesterday David Heath said that both he and Nick Clegg opposed plans to exempt MPs from having to publish full details of their expenses. Now fellow Liberal Democrat MP Jo Swinson has said she will be putting down a Parliamentary motion supporting this opposition:

Jo Swinson, will on Monday table a parliamentary motion against the Government’s decision to exempt MPs from publishing full details of their expenses.

The motion criticises the “regressive effect” of the move on Parliamentary transparency.

Commenting, Jo Swinson said: “Ministers should not be cooking up plans to keep MPs’ expenses hidden from public view. With this new legislation in force, it will be one rule for MPs and another for everyone else.

This move just gives the impression that MPs have something to hide. Ministers must prevent it coming into force, to prevent further damage being done to the already tarnished image of Parliament as far as expenses are concerned.”

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4 Comments

James Graham 18th Jan '09 - 1:36pm

Unlock Democracy is on the case and is urging people to write to their MPs to ask them to sign Jo’s EDM: http://www.unlockdemocracy.org.uk/?p=1770
pete Roberts 18th Jan '09 - 4:59pm

There is also a facebook groups set up by tom Steinberg of Mysociety on this as well
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=50061011231#/group.php?gid=50061011231
Voter 18th Jan '09 - 5:24pm

Well done Nick Clegg.

I will be writing to my MP
KL 19th Jan '09 - 12:06pm

I’ll be doing the same – watch out Gordon Brown!