Tories backtrack on plans for English votes for English laws
The Conservative government has postponed the controversial plans for English votes for English laws until at least September.
British Prime Minister David Cameron had promised voters to implement the plans in his first 100 days in office.
The decision to delay the plans comes amid concerns that the government was facing a defeat by excluding Scottish MPs from certain votes in Parliament.
A government spokeswoman insisted that the Tories policy has not changed and the delay “reflects a willingness on the part of the Government to respect the parliamentary process”.
“Our policy hasn’t changed, we remain committed to delivering this and ensuring that every part of the UK has a fair say on matters relating to them,” she noted.
However, London-based political analyst Rodney Shakespeare believes that the Tories raised the issues of English Votes for English laws in an effort to counter threats from Scottish nationalism and to solidify support for Conservatives.
“Cameron made the promise of English votes for English matters in parliament as part of his campaign to alert people to ,in his view, 'the dangers of Scottish nationalism' and to solidify support for the Conservatives. And of course that actually worked because the English voters became scared of the progress of Scottish nationalists and during the last 24 hours, they were changing their vote, in England, to vote effectively against the Scottish nationalists, and they did that by voting for Conservatives,” professor Shakespeare told Press TV’s UK Desk on Friday.
Chris Grayling, the Leader of the Commons, has announced that a Commons vote on the issue has been postponed following anger from Conservative MPs as well as a concerted effort by Labour and the SNP to defeat the plans.
Some observers say David Cameron was forced to back down as he was not sure of victory.
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