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Lords reject super-casino choice Lords scupper super-casino plan
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Peers have rejected a decision to site the UK's first super-casino in Manchester by just three votes. Peers have rejected a decision to build the UK's first super-casino in Manchester by just three votes.
It means the plans will not be implemented, even though MPs backed the proposal by a majority of 24.It means the plans will not be implemented, even though MPs backed the proposal by a majority of 24.
The Lords vote also means that plans for 16 smaller casinos around the UK will have to be shelved.The Lords vote also means that plans for 16 smaller casinos around the UK will have to be shelved.
The two votes are likely to trigger a stand-off, with the government claiming that the verdict of the elected house is more important. Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell said that, after the defeat, she wanted "to reflect on the outcome" and promised new proposals.
As it stands, the Lords vote means the plans will have to be re-drafted. 'Stand-off'
Manchester was picked by an independent panel ahead of the front-runners Blackpool and the Dome. Peers rejected the order backing Manchester by 123 votes to 120, while MPs supported it by 274 to 250.
But peers rejected this by 123 votes to 120, while MPs backed it by 274 to 250. It is thought likely the government will say the verdict of the Commons - the elected house of Parliament - should rate above that of the Lords.
This could lead to a stand-off, with ministers sticking to the original plans.
Manchester was picked earlier this year by an independent panel ahead of the front-runners Blackpool and the former Millennium Dome in London.
Some critics argued that Blackpool was a more suitable venue, with greater need for a super-casino.
But supporters of the Manchester bid said the chosen area in the east of the city was in need of the investment and renewal the project would bring.
The Lords vote means the plans will have to be re-drafted and plans for eight more "large" casinos and a further eight "small" ones, in addition to Manchester, are thrown out.
Earlier, Ms Jowell tried to head off a backbench rebellion by accepting an amendment tabled by Labour peer Baroness Golding, setting up a new joint committee of MPs and peers to look at the lessons to be learnt from the casino selection process.
Large casinos had been due to be built in Great Yarmouth, Hull, Leeds, Middlesbrough, Milton Keynes, Newham, Solihull and Southampton
The sites chosen for smaller venues were: Bath and North East Somerset, Dumfries and Galloway, East Lindsey, Luton, Scarborough, Swansea, Torbay and Wolverhampton.