Carswell: public right to oust ‘deadbeats’ like Tory Newmark

As Tory ex-minister admits further sexting, Ukip’s first MP makes strengthening of recall bill his top priority

The Mole

The decision by Tory ex-minister Brooks Newmark to resign from Parliament after being caught “sexting” obscene pictures of himself to a second woman has increased the pressure on David Cameron and Nick Clegg to give voters the right to dump “deadbeat” MPs.

Newmark announced yesterday that he will step down from his Braintree, Essex seat, after being exposed for sexting naked “selfies” to a single mother he met online.

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