Election Motion Defeated
MPs have rejected calls for an immediate General Election.
The motion, tabled by the SNP and Plaid Cymru, was backed by the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats.
The senior SNP politician in Westminster, Angus Robertson, called for an "historic, reforming election" to rebuild trust in politics in the wake of the expenses scandals.
Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague said the choice was between a "visibly divided government" or a new parliament with a "mandate approved by the people of the country and the authority that comes from demonstrable public approval in a democracy".
The motion was rejected by 340 votes to 268 - anything less would have been like turkeys voting for Christmas.
Oh well, maybe next week.
The motion, tabled by the SNP and Plaid Cymru, was backed by the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats.
The senior SNP politician in Westminster, Angus Robertson, called for an "historic, reforming election" to rebuild trust in politics in the wake of the expenses scandals.
Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague said the choice was between a "visibly divided government" or a new parliament with a "mandate approved by the people of the country and the authority that comes from demonstrable public approval in a democracy".
The motion was rejected by 340 votes to 268 - anything less would have been like turkeys voting for Christmas.
Oh well, maybe next week.
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