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Glasgow North East By Election – Labour Let Down

Katy Gordon — Wed, 27 May 2009 15:42:41 +0000

Liberal Democrats fully expect the Glasgow North East by election caused by Speaker Michael Martin resigning as the MP to be another demonstration of how disillusioned and betrayed former Labour supporters are across Glasgow.

Speaking to the Sunday Herald, Katy commented:

“The key issues are how Labour has let down the people of Glasgow, both nationally, by failing to forsee the credit crunch and take preventive measures, and locally, by ignoring widespread protests on school closures. People are fed up with being taken for granted and the scandal of MP expenses has only fuelled their determination for change.”

Katy condemns Labour for blocking independent audit proposals

Katy Gordon — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:28:34 +0000

Katy Gordon, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesperson for Glasgow North, welcomed the announcement by Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg that his party is committing to unilaterally introduce proposals rejected by Parliament yesterday, including independent spot checks of the expenses of the party’s MPs:

“It is good to see Liberal Democrat MPs setting an example and showing that they have nothing to fear from open, independent scrutiny of their expenses.

“I hope that the Labour and Conservative leaderships will follow Nick Clegg’s lead in implementing these measures, and we can begin to restore public confidence in politicians.”

Shameful Secrecy Vote by Glasgow Labour MPs

Katy Gordon — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:03:32 +0000

A vote by Labour and Conservative MPs to exempt themselves from Freedom of Information laws has been attacked by local Lib Dems. Katy Gordon said:

“Freedom of Information laws allow the press and public to know the travel expenses claimed by public offcials. This is something we welcome. But the attempt, backed by 3 Glasgow Labour MPs, John Robertson, David Marshall and Tom Harris, to stop the same rules applying to themselves shows an appalling approach of one rule for MPs and another for the rest of us. Thanks to the Lib Dems, this sneaky attempt to escape scrutiny has been blocked by the House of Lords.”

For more information, visit the website www.ourampaign.org.uk/foi