Nick Clegg sets out 100 day plan to fix Britain's broken politics

1.29.58pm BST (GMT +0100) Thu 28th May 2009

www.TakeBackPower.org

Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg today set out a plan to restore trust in the political process by putting power back in to the hands of the people.

The plan sets out radical reforms which can be achieved within 100 days including the ability for constituents to sack their MPs, overhauling MPs' expenses, abolishing the House of Lords and electoral reform.

Nick Clegg said that Parliament should not break for its summer recess until the constitutional crisis is resolved. The Liberal Democrats laid out their proposals at www.TakeBackPower.org

Nick Clegg said:

"The expenses scandal is only the tip of the iceberg. Our whole political system is broken and in need of radical reform to give power back to people and make Britain fairer.

"This opportunity to create a different kind of politics must be seized before momentum is lost.

"MPs should be stopped from leaving for their summer holidays until this crisis has been sorted out, and every nook and cranny of our political system reformed."

The plan '100 Days to Save Democracy: Changing Politics for Good' can be downloaded from www.TakeBackPower.org