Voters ought to be able to sack wayward MP's

This Friday, we have a chance to persuade MPs to back a new law that would give voters the power to sack MPs who don’t do their job properly. [1] It could be a massive step forward for people power: just imagine if we’d been able to fire the MPs who abused the expenses system.

The government will be hoping that hardly any MPs bother to show up to the debate on Friday. That way, they can stick to their plan for a much weaker recall law that would end up giving MPs even more power. [2] The government might even try to quietly drop the idea altogether.

But if thousands of us email our MPs and ask them to back a new "recall" law, we can make sure loads of MPs turn up to the debate on Friday. Lots of us talking about plans for a powerful new recall law will build the pressure on the government to toughen up their own weak plans.

Can you take 2 mins to send your MP an email asking them to go to the debate on Friday?
https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/voters-in-charge

Last election, politicians were queuing up to promise a “recall” law for MPs who break the rules. But now they’re safely in Westminster, lots of them seem to be going off the idea. After all, how many jobs do you know where you can’t be fired for five years, even if you don’t do any work and fiddle your expenses?

The new law would give voters in each constituency the power to call a fresh vote if 10% of them sign a petition. Most MPs will still be deciding what to do about the vote on Friday. A well-attended, noisy debate about giving voters the right to sack MPs is just what’s needed to get the government to stick to their promises.

Make sure your MP shows up to the debate - send an email now:
https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/voters-in-charge

In May 2009, a recall law was the first thing 38 Degrees members decided to work on together. Even though there were just a few thousand of us back then, we helped to persuade key MPs to back the idea. [3] Now we’ve teamed up with Unlock Democracy, who’ve been working with Zac Goldsmith MP to get the recall law back on the agenda. [4]

The Conservatives and Lib Dems both promised a right to recall in their manifestos. Now they’re in government, they’re hoping they can wriggle out of it with weak proposals that would give MPs, not voters, more power. This week, we have a chance to show them that we’re still watching and they won’t get away with it.

Ask your MP to back a recall law at the vote on Friday:
https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/voters-in-charge