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Gov't goes to extraordinary lengths to pass Welfare Reform BillGov't goes to extraordinary lengths to pass Welfare Reform Bill
by Tom Rodgers In a troubling move the coalition government has invoked rare Parliamentary procedure to stop the House of Lords from amending the upcoming Welfare Reform Bill.The Lords have sent Ian Duncan-Smith's Bill back to the House of Commons an amazing seven times for amendments. The Conservative MP has had to continually soften the reforms to rescue his plans from the bin and has faced a mountain of criticism from the upper house. Now, the invoking of 'financial privilege' ...
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