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Devonwall Bill update

Graham Smith | 14:45 UK time, Wednesday, 1 December 2010

The government last night won two votes in the House of Lords concerning the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill. There were , with the government winning majorities of 76 and 27. The line-by-line committee stage continues on Monday.

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  • Comment number 1.

    It's the Parliamentary Voting System And Constituencies Bill, Mr Smith.
    Not the 'Devonwall' Bill nor 'Engwall' Bill - although the latter would be a more territorially proportionate and precise hybrid title - nor any other catchy but inaccurate term you may come up with for a shallow dumbing down soundbite title.
    It's got the look of a sixth former homework first stab at a draft shambles bill, that's for sure.
    It's quite surprising - for a '´óÏó´«Ã½ investigative journalist' - that you haven't yet teased out the significant bearing that Mr Lavery's recent letter to
    Deputy Prime Minister Clegg has upon the practicality/impracticality of this bill, its implementation and its susceptibility to challenge should it ever get on the statute books without extensive and fundamental amendment and correction.

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