Calling all Gosport Conservatives - Speaker's statement.

If you are as appalled as I am about the Speaker's Statement this afternoon, then please join me in asking our MP Peter Viggers to sign Douglas Carswell's Early Day Motion:

"That this House has no confidence in Mr Speaker and calls for him to step down; notes that Mr Speaker has failed to provide leadership in matters relating to hon. Members' expenses; believes that a new Speaker urgently needs to be elected by secret ballot, free from manipulation by party Whips, under Standing Order No. 1B; and believes that a new Speaker should proceed to reform the House in such a way as to make it an effective legislature once again."

You can Email Peter by clicking this link: mailto:duggang@parliament.uk

Update: Here is my email to Peter Viggers:

Peter,

Having watched the Speaker's statement this afternoon, I ask that you, as my representative in parliament, sign Douglas Carswell's EDM:

"That this House has no confidence in Mr Speaker and calls for him to step down; notes that Mr Speaker has failed to provide leadership in matters relating to hon. Members' expenses; believes that a new Speaker urgently needs to be elected by secret ballot, free from manipulation by party Whips, under Standing Order No. 1B; and believes that a new Speaker should proceed to reform the House in such a way as to make it an effective legislature once again."

Best Regards

Steve Green

Constituent and Party member/activist.