'The critics of a strong right to recall would argue this could lead to instability in our political system. I ask them this: how sustainable does the current system look?'
Last week, the people of Peterborough created history by becoming the first ever constituency to give their MP Fiona Onasanya the sack using a recall petition, thanks to a mechanism which only came into effect in 2016. But does the Recall of MPs Act go far enough?
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