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MPs' Expenses and Reforming Politics

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The scandal this year about MPs breaking the rules on expenses means that politicians from all parties have to prove they're honest.

The Liberal Democrats have long believed in honesty and openness in politics. We're prepared to change things so that scandals like this never happen again.

Go back to The Issues that Matter

MPs' Expenses: What the Liberal Democrats would do differently

  • Give people the power to sack their Members of Parliament if they are found to have abused the expenses system.
  • Reform party funding so the influence of big money is gone for good.
  • Hold a referendum on a fairer voting system, and introduce fixed-term Parliaments so governments don't get to choose when to face an election.
  • (National Lib Dems) Take Back Power proposals to renew democracy

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