Cameron to say politicians have 'betrayed' the public
April 22, 2010 00:00:00
David Cameron is to say politicians have 'betrayed' the public for generations as he again acknowledged voter anger, reports BBC.
In a speech in Devon, the Conservative leader is to pledge to "blow apart the old system" of politics and "put people in the driving seat" in future.
Labour and the Lib Dems only offer "the veneer of change", he will argue.
The three parties all insist they have the most far-reaching solutions to restore faith in politics.
While all three back plans to allow the public to "recall" MPs guilty of serious misconduct between elections, they disagree over plans to reform Parliament and the voting system, with Labour and the Lib Dems accusing the Tories of blocking proposals in those areas.
Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg has said he did not believe his rivals' commitments on political reform, describing Prime Minister Gordon Brown earlier as a 'desperate politician'.
This followed a newspaper interview in which Mr Brown called for a 'progressive alliance' and appealed to Lib Dem supporters to think about backing his party.
Speaking in Cardiff, Mr Brown said people should be given a say over the future make-up of the House of Commons and the House of Lords and that MPs who misbehave in future "should be out".