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Bell calls for independents to ‘change face of politics’

Former MP Martin Bell today issued a call to voters to make May 6 “Independents Day” by backing general election candidates who are not affiliated to political parties.

Former TV war correspondent Bell, elected Independent MP for Tatton in 1997 on an anti-sleaze platform, said the expenses scandal had created an opportunity to “change the face of politics for good”.