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| English votes for English laws plan 'to be rewritten' | English votes for English laws plan 'to be rewritten' |
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| Commons leader Chris Grayling says the government is rewriting its plans to give England's MPs a veto over English laws, with a vote delayed to September. | Commons leader Chris Grayling says the government is rewriting its plans to give England's MPs a veto over English laws, with a vote delayed to September. |
| A redrafted version of the plan will be published on Monday and debated for two days next week, Mr Grayling said. | A redrafted version of the plan will be published on Monday and debated for two days next week, Mr Grayling said. |
| He would then "publish and table a final set of standing orders" which MPs would debate after the summer recess. | He would then "publish and table a final set of standing orders" which MPs would debate after the summer recess. |
| His Labour shadow, Angela Eagle, said the "reckless and shoddy plans" had descended into "chaos". | His Labour shadow, Angela Eagle, said the "reckless and shoddy plans" had descended into "chaos". |
| The government believes bills applying exclusively to England should not become law without the explicit consent of MPs from English constituencies and it wants to change Commons rules known as standing orders to give them a "decisive say" during their passage. | |
| 'Descended into chaos' | |
| Ministers say this will address the longstanding anomaly by which Scottish MPs can vote on issues such as health and education affecting England but English MPs have no say on similar matters relating to Scotland, where such policies are devolved. | |
| A similar process would be used, including Welsh MPs, where matters covered only England and Wales. | |
| However, the plans came under sustained attack earlier this week from Labour, SNP and Lib Dems in an urgent debate, secured by former Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael. | |
| The debate also revealed concerns among some Conservative MPs, which could have threatened a government defeat on the measures. | |
| Shadow Commons leader Ms Eagle said the Commons schedule had been "clearly subject to last-minute, sudden change" and said the "shoddy" plans had "descended into chaos". | |
| She claimed Mr Grayling had been "summoned to the prime minister's office to account for your role in creating this mess". | |
| Mr Grayling said the changes were the result of having "listened to comments from MPs". |