Independents and Greens confirm participation in public debates on MP expenses

12.00.00am BST (GMT +0100) Mon 29th Jun 2009

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Local independents and the Green Party have confirmed their participation in a series of public debates under the banner of 'Take Back Power Hounslow'. The series of four debates will provide a space for the local community to debate issues of MPs' expenses and democratic reform. The public meetings will be independently chaired. Invites have gone out to all parliamentary candidates, independent groups and the current MP for Brentford & Isleworth Constituency to participate in the debates. Adverts are being placed in both local newspapers and on local websites.

The debates will take place at:

ISLEWORTH: Mon 6 July, Isleworth Town Hall, 7.30pm

HOUNSLOW: Tues 7 July, Montague Hall, 7.30pm

BRENTFORD: Wed 8 July, St Paul's Church, 7.30pm

CHISWICK: Thurs 9 July, Chiswick Town Hall, 7.30pm

Cllr Dakers, Lib Dem Parliamentary Candidate for Brentford & Isleworth, said:

"I am delighted that local independents Cllrs Phil Andrews and Jon Hardy, as well as Green Party parliamentary candidate John Hunt have confirmed their participation in next weeks' debate series.

"Our democracy at a local, UK and European level needs fundamental reform and now is the time for much needed action. People are rightly angry and frustrated at expenses abuses and wondering when the House of Commons will move into the modern era.

"Only if tangible changes are made can trust be rebuilt in our democratic system. This series of four public meetings will give our local communities the opportunity to voice their concerns and ideas for change. We can then feed these into the national debate."

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