Sentences with phrase «mps on constitutional reform»

Mr Brown made his statement to MPs on constitutional reform as he seeks to regain the political initiative after a week of turmoil.

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New rules governing MPs» expenses were introduced on 7 May 2010, immediately following the election by the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act.

Around 70 Conservative MPs have backed a letter warning that House of Lords reforms threaten to «pile a constitutional crisis on top of an economic crisis».

Grayling will take on responsibility for the Government's constitutional reforms including the further devolution of powers to Scotland and legislation to give English MPs a veto over England - only laws at Westminster.

MPs on the political and constitutional reform committee are frustrated because the government has provided very limited engagement with them on the proposals.

Experts and constitutional reform minister Mark Harper have been taking it in turns to give evidence to an unwieldy oversized committee of peers and MPs on Nick Clegg's initial proposals.

The Political and Constitutional Reform Committee, chaired by Labour MP Graham Allen has complained that it has been given inadequate time to scrutinise the legislation that will fix parliamentary terms, cut the number of MPs to 600 and enable a nationwide referendum on the voting system.

The prime minister told backbench MPs last night that he would attempt «one more try» to secure agreement on the constitutional change, before abandoning attempts at Lords reform altogether.