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Young would scrap guillotine motions
Young would chop Commons guillotines

By Alex Stevenson The Conservatives would end the practice of ‘guillotining’ pieces of legislation as they go through the Commons, increasing scrutiny of new laws. New shadow leader of the House Sir George Young told the Conservative conference in Manchester he wanted to make the Commons “more bulldog, less poodle” in its relationship with the… Read more »

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David Cameron's commitment to gay rights is being brought under the spotlight as the Conservative conference begins in Manchester.
Cameron’s gay rights credentials questioned

By Ian Dunt David Cameron’s commitment to gay rights is being brought under the spotlight as the Conservative conference begins in Manchester. The call could not come at a worse time for the Tory leader, who is busy defending himself against flak from a different front, as eurosceptics pressure him to promise a referendum on… Read more »