Online petitions like the 1.8m-strong one against road pricing risk undermining representative democracy, a committee of senior MPs warned today.
Last month the prime minister, Tony Blair, was forced to send out a personalised email response to all of the signatories on an electronic petition to Downing Street demanding an end to congestion charging plans.
Today Tory and Labour MPs on the influential public administration select committee cast doubt on the use of online petitions by Downing Street.
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10 March 2007
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