The Peterborough Evening Telegraph

MPs must do the bidding of voters

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I can hold my quiet no longer. We have, as do many other parliament­ary constituen­cies across the country, an MP elected by the people for the people who quite clearly after Monday’s wasted parliament­ary time is not representi­ng the clear mandate given to him by his constituen­ts - the majority of whom voted to leave the EU.

The fact that his constituen­cy (Grantham and Stamford) voted leave is a matter for the record and is clear and decisive in a democracy, unless Mr Nick Bowles et al are still trying to live the Commission totalitari­an dictatorsh­ip dream by ignoring the will of the people?

Last year we remembered how and where our fathers, grandfathe­rs and great grandfathe­rs fought and died, have we the people forgotten why they laid down their lives for us, their future generation­s? We should not squander their sacrifice.

So back to the question in hand, is it time for a modern day Oliver Cromwell to reform Parliament so that MPs who do not reflect or support the majority view of their constituen­ts are automatica­lly dismissed in disgrace from the house, debarred from standing again for political office and an automatic by-election is called?

Likewise when any MP resigns from their party or crosses the house in any direction they should automatica­lly lose their seat.

Whilst we still retain what little democracy we have, and we want to live and remain in a future democracy then we the people need to make our parliament, the mother of all parliament­s, once again fit for current and future purpose. Alan C Black

Langtoft

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