The Fair Votes for All campaign has welcomed Karl McCartney MP, the Member of Parliament for the City of Lincoln, as a Patron. This campaign is calling for English votes for English issues to be introduced into the House of Commons as soon as possible.
Karl McCartney MP commented: “I am delighted to become a Patron of the Fair Votes for All campaign. This is a matter of fairness for people in our City whose voice in Parliament is currently diluted by Scottish MPs. With more powers being devolved to Scotland following the independence referendum last year, it is not fair that Scottish MPs continue to determine issues that do not affect their constituents. We should be able to decide our own priorities in our classrooms and in our NHS.
“Unlike Ed Miliband’s candidate for the General Election in Lincoln, who is determined to continue placing the Labour Party’s narrow partisan political interest ahead of delivering fairness, I am determined to sort this out.”
Graham Stuart MP, Chairman of the Fair Votes for All campaign, said: “I am glad to welcome Karl McCartney MP as a Patron of the campaign. Karl is a fantastic local representative who is standing up for the people of Lincoln. As more powers are handed over to the Scottish Parliament, this basic constitutional unfairness cannot be ignored any longer.”
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For further information, please contact Karl McCartney MP at [email protected] / 020 7219 7221.
Notes to Editors
1. Fair Votes for All is a cross-party campaign group which is calling for English votes for English issues.
2. The Government’s position is set out in the Command Paper of December 2014 and can be found here:https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/387598/implications_of_devolution_for_england_accessible.pdf
3. The group has a Facebook Page, ‘Fair Votes For All’, a Twitter account ‘@fairvotes4all’, and an email address for inquiries[email protected].