The point I was making was that in the last Parliament new legislation enabled electors to get rid of their MP by a certain process if they did not come up to scratch. That was something new and never done before. I cannot see why Members of Parliament should be able to be recalled but not a directly elected mayor.
Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill [HL]
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Stoddart of Swindon
(Independent Labour)
in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 24 June 2015.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill [HL].
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