Sarah supports 100 day plan to reform Parliament

9.02.00am BST (GMT +0100) Mon 1st Jun 2009

Sarah Carr with Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg in Hereford

The Liberal Democrats are calling for radical reforms to restore trust in the political process putting power back in to the hands of the people. Launching a 100 day plan, Party Leader Nick Clegg MP has said that Parliament should not break for its summer recess until the constitutional crisis is resolved.

The plan sets out radical reforms which can be achieved within 100 days including:

• the ability for constituents to sack their MPs

• overhauling MPs' expenses

• abolishing the House of Lords

• fairer voting with electoral reform.

Commenting on the proposals Hereford and South Herefordshire Liberal Democrat parliamentary campaigner Sarah Carr said,

"Our whole political system is broken and in need of radical reform to give power back to people and make Britain fairer. The expenses scandal is only the tip of the iceberg. Here in Herefordshire and across the UK so many people are disillusioned by politics at Westminster. All too often the House of Commons and Lords appear like some sort of private club with little relevance to people's everyday lives.

"I strongly support the Liberal Democrat proposals that MPs should be stopped from leaving for their summer holidays until this crisis has been sorted out, and every nook and cranny of our political system reformed.

"This political crisis is an opportunity to create a different kind of politics, relevant to peoples' lives and must be seized before momentum is lost."

The Liberal Democrat plan '100 Days to Save Democracy: Changing Politics for Good' can be downloaded from www.takebackpower.org.