My hon. Friend is making a good point. The MP in question might not lose his or her seat following the signing of the petition. If a by-election followed, it would be up to the electorate to decide. If a very small number of people wanted to destabilise an MP, this would be the way to do it.
Recall of MPs Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Beamish
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 3 November 2014.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Recall of MPs Bill.
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2014-15
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