Feedback

The Live Wire

  • Tribune Editorial | A leader for party and country

    • source icon
    • 19:16
    • Tribune

  • Denis MacShane | Very impressed by David Miliband's statement on ConDem opt out from EU Sex Slave...

    • source icon
    • 19:12
    • Denis MacShane

  • Jim Pickard | Why Blair did not want to topple Robert Mugabe

    • source icon
    • 19:11
    • FT Westminster Blog

  • Caron | Nick Clegg's plea for the people of Pakistan

    • source icon
    • 19:11
    • Caron's Musings

  • Kerry McCarthy | What’s going on

    • source icon
    • 19:06
    • Shot by both sides

  • PoliticsHome | Only the latest five entries on the PhiWire are visible to non-subscribers

    • Sign up to see last 24 hours

  • PoliticsHome | Only the latest five entries on the PhiWire are visible to non-subscribers

    • Sign up to see last 24 hours

  • PoliticsHome | Only the latest five entries on the PhiWire are visible to non-subscribers

    • Sign up to see last 24 hours

  • PoliticsHome | Only the latest five entries on the PhiWire are visible to non-subscribers

    • Sign up to see last 24 hours

  • PoliticsHome | Only the latest five entries on the PhiWire are visible to non-subscribers

    • Sign up to see last 24 hours

  • PoliticsHome | Only the latest five entries on the PhiWire are visible to non-subscribers

    • Sign up to see last 24 hours

  • PoliticsHome | Only the latest five entries on the PhiWire are visible to non-subscribers

    • Sign up to see last 24 hours

  • PoliticsHome | Only the latest five entries on the PhiWire are visible to non-subscribers

    • Sign up to see last 24 hours

  • PoliticsHome | Only the latest five entries on the PhiWire are visible to non-subscribers

    • Sign up to see last 24 hours

  • PoliticsHome | Only the latest five entries on the PhiWire are visible to non-subscribers

    • Sign up to see last 24 hours

  • PoliticsHome | Only the latest five entries on the PhiWire are visible to non-subscribers

    • Sign up to see last 24 hours

  • PoliticsHome | Only the latest five entries on the PhiWire are visible to non-subscribers

    • Sign up to see last 24 hours

  • PoliticsHome | Only the latest five entries on the PhiWire are visible to non-subscribers

    • Sign up to see last 24 hours

  • PoliticsHome | Only the latest five entries on the PhiWire are visible to non-subscribers

    • Sign up to see last 24 hours

  • PoliticsHome | Only the latest five entries on the PhiWire are visible to non-subscribers

    • Sign up to see last 24 hours

  • PoliticsHome | Only the latest five entries on the PhiWire are visible to non-subscribers

    • Sign up to see last 24 hours

  • PoliticsHome | Only the latest five entries on the PhiWire are visible to non-subscribers

    • Sign up to see last 24 hours

  • PoliticsHome | Only the latest five entries on the PhiWire are visible to non-subscribers

    • Sign up to see last 24 hours

  • PoliticsHome | Only the latest five entries on the PhiWire are visible to non-subscribers

    • Sign up to see last 24 hours

  • PoliticsHome | Only the latest five entries on the PhiWire are visible to non-subscribers

    • Sign up to see last 24 hours

Top 5 Political Stories

  • 1
  • Middle East peace talks begin
  • Expand panel
  • 2
  • Office of Gordon and Sarah Brown set up
  • Expand panel
  • 3
  • RMT: London tube strikes will go ahead
  • Expand panel
  • 4
  • Hague: I had to speak out
  • Expand panel
  • 5
  • 3,500 jobs to go at RBS
  • Expand panel

Other Top Stories

  • Pakistan cricketers out of England tour
  • Subscription Only
  • Expand panel
  • Blair book fastest selling memoir ever
  • Subscription Only
  • Expand panel
  • Ofgem investigates four energy firms
  • Subscription Only
  • Expand panel

New today

  • Oil rig explosion in Gulf of Mexico
  • Subscription Only
  • Expand panel
  • Labour defends vote rules
  • Subscription Only
  • Expand panel
  • Scot alcohol minimum price 45p a unit
  • Subscription Only
  • Expand panel

New this morning

  • Attorney General requests Kelly files
  • Subscription Only
  • Expand panel
  • Adviser 'discussed phone hacking'
  • Subscription Only
  • Expand panel
  • D Miliband 'asked Blair not to back him'
  • Subscription Only
  • Expand panel
  • Darling: bonus supertax failed
  • Subscription Only
  • Expand panel
  • Hip replacements 'not quick enough'
  • Subscription Only
  • Expand panel
  • BP expects to 'plug leak for good'
  • Subscription Only
  • Expand panel
  • Community service 'holiday camp'
  • Subscription Only
  • Expand panel
  • Weight surgery 'postcode lottery'
  • Subscription Only
  • Expand panel
  • Gove hints failing primary schools will become academies
  • Subscription Only
  • Expand panel
  • British manufacturing slows
  • Subscription Only
  • Expand panel
  • IMF warns on UK finances
  • Subscription Only
  • Expand panel
  • Police complaint figures revealed
  • Subscription Only
  • Expand panel
  • Iran sentences two more to death by stoning
  • Subscription Only
  • Expand panel
  • NHS chiefs offered £130,000 to quit
  • Subscription Only
  • Expand panel
  • WikiLeaks rape investigation reopened
  • Subscription Only
  • Expand panel
  • Top universities 'should charge higher fees'
  • Subscription Only
  • Expand panel
  • BBC had 'massive bias to the left'
  • Subscription Only
  • Expand panel
  • House prices continue to fall
  • Subscription Only
  • Expand panel

MSM Catching up

  • Clegg issues Pakistan aid plea
  • Subscription Only
  • Expand panel
  • BBC staff back pensions strike
  • Subscription Only
  • Expand panel
Insider Research

Insider Research

Understanding the heart of Westminster

Thursday 29th October 2009 | 10:42

MPs call for free vote on Kelly proposals

Almost three quarters of MPs, journalists and other political insiders have called for a free vote on the Kelly expenses proposals, contrasting with the Downing Street announcement that there will be no vote at all on the matter.

A Downing Street spokesman yesterday confirmed that there were no plans to put the recommendations of Sir David Kelly to a vote in the Commons. 

But according to the latest PoliticsHome research, there is a widespread feeling within Westminster that not only should MPs vote on the Commons, but that they should be free from the influence of party whips when doing so. 

Yesterday,  the PoliticsHome Phi100 panel were asked whether there should be a free or a whipped vote on the proposals.  Seventy three per cent believed that there should be a free vote on whether to adopt the Kelly proposals.  Just over a quarter (twenty six per cent) believe that a whipped vote would be preferable. 

There was a strong preference for a free vote across the political spectrum and among all professional sectors on the panel. 

MPs must justify their views

A non-aligned media panellist called for a free vote, saying: ‘any MP must justify his views to his voters’. 

Another agreed, saying ‘Make each MP answer for his own vote’.

A third panellist, however, commented: ‘MPs can't be trusted to make the right judgement! No other workers get to vote on their own employment terms like this so why should they?’

Leave a comment...

vj

Lets let the lunatics vote on the asylum budget...great. That worked really well when they designed the system in the first place. You know the one they keep blaming for creating the whole expenses scandal. The one they all stuck to, within the rules (their rules).

A.Williams

Only the self employed should get to decide their own salary, expenses and allowances.  MPs are our employees and it should be up to us to decide on their salaries and expenses.

Yes let the MPs put forward what they would like as a renumeration package but then put it to a referendum, held at the same time as the next general election to cut costs,with Kelly's proposals being used instead if they lose the referendum.

They work for us so it is our decision not theirs, that is why it is such a mess.

Owen Meredith

Didn't Gordon say yesterday at PMQs that the expenses issue is "a matter for the House".... how does that tally with no vote at all??

christina speight

The present lot are discredited and judging by the polls and resignations are not likely to be there in a year's time.

Let's get on and have our election,  CHOOSE our representatives , and let THEM vote with a fresh mandate.  

JC

No vote but criminal action against the crooks who have de-frauded the tax-payer.

Giving them the vote is akin to allowing the murderer to set his own hanging date

More about this story

Latest on
Constitutional reform

Latest Videos & Audio

Hague says he wanted to put the record straight over rumours 02/09/10

Obama urges Middle East leaders to take the 'opportunity' for peace 02/09/10

Diane Abbott calls David Miliband a 'back to the future candidate' 01/09/10

Blair: If we departed a millimetre from New Labour we were going to be in trouble 01/09/10

Ed Balls critical of Miliband 'soap opera' 31/08/10

Sections

Search PoliticsHome

Download