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Re: You wanted a legacy (#4)

by DenDen on Wed Mar 07, 2007 at 08:53:52 PM GMT

I think you will find a number of 'no change' supporters voted for the 100% option to bugger the whole process up.

There is not a hope in hell that the House of Lords will go along with anything that received majority support in the various votes this evening - therefor deadlock.

The three main parties will have to agree a form of words and put it in their manifestos at the next General Election for there to be movement.  


Re: You wanted a legacy (#7)

by JR on Wed Mar 07, 2007 at 09:42:26 PM GMT

If the Lords don't agree to it, then an Act of Parliament should be used without hesitation. The Lords aren't exactly going to vote to get rid of themselves and therefore their decision should not be considered.


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Re: You wanted a legacy (#8)

by DenDen on Wed Mar 07, 2007 at 09:58:57 PM GMT

Even using the Parliament Act 1911 to force a Bill into law the House of Lords could delay it by upto 2 years. Given there isn't any such Bill, and will not be one before the next session of Parliament beginning in November, it's very likely the situation will remain as it is until the General Election.

Which is why I suggested the 3 main parties having the same wording in their manifestos so the Lords would have to accept. The convention states they have to go along with the governing party's manifesto committments.


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