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The Commons Justice Committee has said that the prime minister’s attempts to reform the constitution are being rushed through in a piecemeal way. They also said that elevating people to the Lords to serve as ministers may be damaging. The Committee recommended that major reforms, such as a written constitution or reform of the voting system, should be referred to a constitutional convention and be subject to a referendum.
This, remember, is a committee of MPs saying these things.
The public have been saying these things for some time, so the committee for once is in tune with public opinion. Including the criticism that a legally-binding code of conduct for MPs was dropped from the Parliamentary Standards Bill which received the Royal Assent last week.
Reform is certainly needed, but this government seems least likely to do it properly!
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The Commons Justice Committee has said that the prime minister’s attempts to reform the constitution are being rushed through in a piecemeal way. They also said that elevating people to the Lords to serve as ministers may be damaging. The Committee recommended that major reforms, such as a written constitution or reform of the voting system, should be referred to a constitutional convention and be subject to a referendum.
This, remember, is a committee of MPs saying these things.
The public have been saying these things for some time, so the committee for once is in tune with public opinion. Including the criticism that a legally-binding code of conduct for MPs was dropped from the Parliamentary Standards Bill which received the Royal Assent last week.
Reform is certainly needed, but this government seems least likely to do it properly!
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