Iraq: Hold Your MP to Account (Shepway Liberal Democrats)

Iraq: Hold Your MP to Account

March 24, 2008 11:58 PM

www.holdthemtoaccount.com

Britain only invaded Iraq because MPs voted for it. Asked on 18th March 2003 to support Tony Blair's motion for military action against Iraq, Labour and Conservative MPs lined up to vote "aye". Both the Conservative and Labour front benches in the House of Commons, including Folkestone and Hythe MP Michael Howard, supported the war. The Conservatives even argued that the Government wasn't being tough enough.

Five years on, over 170 British servicemen and women have been killed in Iraq, along with hundreds on thousands of Iraqi civilians. British taxpayers have poured £6.5 billion into the conflict, and the Conservatives are trying to rewrite history.

It's time to hold the politicians who took us to war to account. The Liberal Democrats have launched a new web site that allows you to find out how your MP voted on the Government's Iraq War motion in 2003. Visit the site at www.holdthemtoaccount.com and find out what you can do to hold your MP to account.

Shepway Liberal Democrats