Ending the Commons stages of Lords
reform by the autumn of next year is designed to ensure that the parliament act can be used to force the reforms through, if peers object, by the time of the 2015 general election.
Not exact matches
Ms Knight said Britain faced a «very difficult
autumn» which would only be made worse
by news of long - term
reform of the banking sector.
Instead Lib Dems are likely to have their disappointment at the failure of Lords
reform muted
by other political concessions in the coalition's midterm negotiations, which are expected to lead to a relaunch in the
autumn.
The scheme described as the biggest
reform to welfare since Beveridge, was meant to begin last
autumn, but has been beset
by huge problems and delays since it was first conceived
by Iain Duncan Smith.
The education secretary said the government would consult on the
reforms this
autumn, with a view to introducing the new examination system for 15 - and 16 - year - olds
by the end of the parliament.
The party's agenda in making
reform of the welfare system the centrepiece of its
autumn conference in Manchester is being overshadowed
by apparent uncertainty over whether a retrospective referendum on the Lisbon treaty should take place if it is ratified.
The Liberal Democrat leader, Nick Clegg, urged Brown to cancel the Commons» 72 - day summer break to ensure the
reforms are in place
by the
autumn.