Mr Kawczynski has criticised the conduct of WMAS

West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) is to close bases in Shropshire and Worcester and staff will move to larger centres in Brierley Hill and Stafford.

Daniel Kawczynski, MP for Shrewsbury and Atcham, said he was unhappy with the way the decision had been taken.

Union officials and some employees claim lives will be put at risk.

We take this decision to the courts and... raise the matter in the House of Commons Daniel Kawczynski, MP for Shrewsbury and Atcham

They fear local area knowledge will be lost as a result of the move.

Confirming the decision at a meeting on Wednesday, WMAS said it would phase in the closures with checks to ensure rural areas were not left without emergency vehicles

The move would speed-up response times and allow it to get more out of staff at the larger sites, officials said.

But Conservative MP Mr Kawczynski told BBC News that his constituents' rights had been "trampled" on.

He said: "We do two things, we take this decision to the courts and... raise the matter in the House of Commons.

'Too quick'

"I'm trying to seek a debate on the conduct of [WMAS chief executive] Mr Marsh and his cohorts in how they have treated my constituents in the most appalling, shocking way.

"In two and a half years of being the local MP, I have never come across such an outrageous trampling of peoples' rights."

The trust's chief executive and chairman at the meeting

The Labour MP for Worcester Mike Foster, said he was disappointed with the decision but did not agree with Mr Kawczynski's views.

He said: "I don't agree with many things that Daniel says, he is a bit fast with his tongue unfortunately and too quick to cause a controversy.

"Sometimes when you have a debate you get the result you want and sometimes you don't. That doesn't mean that the officers are in some way incompetent or incapable of doing their jobs."

�2.5m sale

When the proposals were first revealed, WMAS said 16 control room staff in Shropshire would have to move to the suggested new locations but paramedics would not be affected.

Up to 28 staff would be affected at Worcester.

The service hopes to raise �2.5m from the sale of the sites in Shrewsbury, Bransford in Worcester and Stone Road in Stafford.