How does this affect Mr Browns timetable? _________________________________________ Robin Brant, Political Correspondent, BBC News. Posted at 15:29 Miliband: Debate needed Ed Miliband signals that he will not sign up to the prime ministers plan to give more power to the Scottish Parliament at the same time as trying to agree new powers for English MPs. While accepting the need for reforms, the Labour leader says that he wants a process of debate to begin before the general election but - crucially - he calls for a constitutional convention to finalise reform to happen later, in the autumn of 2015. David Cameron had earlier said changes to address the so-called English question - to allow English MPs the same powers over England-only legislation that the devolved parliament and assemblies will have in Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast - must take place in tandem with, and at the same pace as, the settlement for Scotland.
Posted on: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 14:45:00 +0000
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