English voters face ‘democratic deficit’ without devolved parliament – MP

English voters face ‘democratic deficit’ without devolved parliament – MP

Unlike Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, England does not have a devolved national assembly. English voters who do not have a devolved national parliament face a “democratic deficit”, a Conservative MP has warned. Andrew Rosindell described himself as a “strong supporter” of the UK Parliament in Westminster but told the Commons that English people suffer with a “rather diminished democratic voice”. Unlike Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales…