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By Ian Dunt David Cameron has backed down in a fight with his backbenchers after he decided against allowing ministers to select the chairman of the 1922 committee. The Tory leader found himself at loggerheads with the committee last week when he insisted on a vote to decide whether ministers should be allowed to vote… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Plans to reform parliament, hold a referendum on electoral reform and repeal authoritarian legislation were delivered in the Queen’s Speech today. The historic occasion saw the first state opening of parliament with a coalition government in over half a century. It was arguable the most extensive Queen’s Speech since 1997 and it… Read more »
