The Brady amendment is part of the developing story of a clash between leaders and backbenchers over Party management, culture and MPs’ status.
By Jonathan Isaby During the second day of the Committee Stage of the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill in the House of Lords, peers backed a move which could delay the AV referendum until next autumn. Peers passed an amendment proposed by Labour peer Lord Rooker by a majority of just four votes to […]
Last Friday the House of Lords debated a report from its European Union Committee on Russia and the EU. Reading through the debate, all of which is available here, provides a very good overview of the many concerns that we might have about the Russian Bear. Conservative peers made some particularly telling contributions. Lord Crickhowell […]