I am about to close.
In his excellent blog on the ConservativeHome website, the hon. Member for Cities of London and Westminster (Mr Field) wrote today:"““Reform to our constitution should never be made as a short term, tactical gambit.””"
This is a deeply flawed and partisan Bill. It will do much harm and sow a great deal of division. I urge the Deputy Prime Minister to return to the democratic principles that his party's Front Benchers articulated before the election and to remove the unfair boundary clauses from the Bill. If he splits the Bill, he will have our support. In the meantime, I commend our amendment to the House and urge the House to give that amendment its full support.
Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Jack Straw
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 6 September 2010.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill.
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