A late night in the Lords ahead
Another marathon debate is expected in the Lords tonight - as peers sink their teeth into the Fresh from their eight hour trashing of the government's Strategic Defence and Security Review on Friday, no fewer than 55 Noble Lords have put their names down to speak - with quite a collection of former Labour MPs among them.
Watch out for , the artist formerly known as Michael Wills, MP for Swindon, who has always been one of the most thoughtful Labour voices on these issues. And on a bill that is almost exclusively about how the Commons is elected, the (Lord Martin of Springburn) will weigh in.
But it may be that the coalition will have more to worry about from its own side. There only seems to be a sprinkling of Conservative backbenchers, and some of them may well be hostile. Lord Strathclyde, opening for the coalition, and Lord McNally, winding up, probably around midnight, can expect a pounding. When I interviewed him for last night's Westminster Hour, on Radio Four, Lord McNally kindly offered me a gallery seat to watch him speak...but, alas, I'll be tucked up in bed by then.
But you can watch it all, here at Democracy Live.
I'm Mark D'Arcy and I'll be writing about what goes on in the chambers and committee rooms at Westminster.
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