After eight years of telling us that English Votes on English Laws was the answer to the West Lothian Question, it turns out that it isn’t!
The Herald reports that the Conservatives will be turning their backs on the policy that was in their manifesto under leaders Hague, Duncan-Smith and Howard:
David Cameron is poised to draw back from proposing to slap an all-out ban on Scottish MPs debating and voting on so-called English-only legislation in a “compromise” move, according to a well-placed senior party source.
Comment from Wonko and Toque (I will post further links as they become available).
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[...] looks the Conservative and Unionist Party has decided the best answer to the West Lothian Question is to not ask it. Funnily enough that’s Labour’s answer [...]
March 17th, 2008 at 12:50 pmI’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – it’s the Conservative and Unionist Party.
March 18th, 2008 at 1:25 am