dimpy.handa
Dimpy Handa
There is an issue with accountability under the status quo. Around 20% of the MPs elected to Parliament are elected from constituencies outside of England, and these MPs all get to vote on issues which affect only England. Most MPs can be held to account for their decisions by their local constituents, who can lobby their MPs by writing to them, attending local surgeries (meetings with the MPs) or by switching their vote at the next election.
Should England have its own elected legislative assembly?
Should England have its own elected legislative assembly?