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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington
what I want for an MP is someone who will be true to their electorate...you know, those people who put a cross against his name believing him to have the best interests of my community at the heart of what is being done. Not someone who when the leader say 'Jump'...he hops up and asks ' how high, and how long should I stay up?'
I want a person with integrity. Not one who is on the make(and the take)...but looking at the current state of our political system, it seems that my expectations are far too high.
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The only time I've ever lived in a constituency where the MP was like that was when I lived in Hyndburn and the late Ken Hargreaves was in office. He went the extra mile for me when I was sorting out my missus's UK residency with the Home Office. And when his government were introducing the poll tax, he defied the party whip and voted against it, because he knew it would harm his constituents. To my mind, Tory or not, he was an outstanding local MP.