One of the key lessons from the political turbulence of the last couple of weeks is that, when given the opportunity, the public is quick to express discontent with the political status quo.

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Yet opportunities for them to do so are limited. Between general elections every five years, people have little say over who represents them nationally and limited power to hold their MPs to account. This feeds into a sense that politics is something done to people, rather than with them.

What if it were easier for voters to remove their MP during a Parliament?

Current recall rules, introduced in 2015, are extremely narrow: MPs can only be recalled in cases involving criminal conviction or parliamentary sanction. There have been only six recall attempts, with just four resulting in by-elections.

Beyond this, constituents have no mechanism to remove MPs they believe are........

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