TANIA EXLEY-MOORE ISSUES CHALLENGE TO FELLOW CANDIDATES TO BE OPEN WITH VOTERS ABOUT CLEANING UP POLITICS (Scarborough and Whitby Liberal Democrats)

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TANIA EXLEY-MOORE ISSUES CHALLENGE TO FELLOW CANDIDATES TO BE OPEN WITH VOTERS ABOUT CLEANING UP POLITICS

April 15, 2010 7:54 AM

Tania Exley-Moore, Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate has challenged other candidates in Scarborough and Whitby to openly state their views on reforms that might help to restore public trust following the scandal over politicians' expenses.

Tania has taken part in DEMREF 2010, the non-party election web initiative that allows voters to compare the reform policies of their candidates. She believes that all candidates should put themselves forward for voter scrutiny in this way, in the interests of openness and accountability.

"Voters want to know where all politicians stand on reforming politics following the expenses scandal that has seriously damaged public trust," Tania said. "I challenge my fellow candidates to take part in DEMREF 2010 so that the voting public can scrutinise our views and make an informed choice about which of us has the best policies for cleaning up politics."

DEMREF 2010 asks candidates for their views on fixed-term parliaments, free voting, the electoral system, open primaries, voting age, recalling MPs and House of Lords reform. There is also space for candidates to put forward their own favoured reforms.

Tania added "The Liberal Democrats have had a long standing commitment to reforming politics and have campaigned for many years on these issues. We have been fighting to make our system more democratic since I can remember - we want to see a fairer system of voting, fixed term parliaments, a fully elected House of Lords and we want the public to have the power to sack bad MPs"