My right hon. Friend is arguing against allowing people to decide who their representatives are on the grounds that occasionally representatives might hold views that do not accord with the voters. Surely we should trust the voters, not to agree with everything a representative says, but to respect a representative for being frank and honest with them.
Recall of MPs Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Douglas Carswell
(UK Independence Party)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 21 October 2014.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Recall of MPs Bill.
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