I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. There has been a lot of damaging criticism and abuse of MPs as a result of the revelations in The Daily Telegraph last year, and some of that was, frankly, scandalous. It has lowered us in the public's estimation, but people still turn to us. They need us for all the problems that they come up against. We are the defenders of last resort. We are the ombudsmen for our constituents.
Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Austin Mitchell
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 20 October 2010.
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and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill.
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