The British government proposed to veto the deputies … – Terra Chile

The government of Prime, the conservative British Prime Minister David Cameron, today proposed to veto the deputies of English constituencies in the House of Commons on bills that affect only the region of England.

The leader of the Commons, “Tory” Chris Grayling, said the motion “English votes for English laws” which was met with strong opposition from the Labour Party and the Scottish National Party (SNP).

Grayling argued that the veto mechanism, which would be exercised at any given time to handle legislation introduces “true justice” to the constitutional framework.

The Labour and Scottish Nationalists, that the measure would lose influence in decision-making, criticized that the government wants to expedite the processing of a plan to “bring a profound constitutional change.”

So far, the House of Commons as a whole, with members from all sources, vote the whole process of legislation, while certain matters lies with the autonomous parliaments in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

As England does not own parliament, the Conservatives, whose vote is in this region and is virtually nonexistent in the rest of the British territory, they argue that the British Members should be able to veto decisions that affect the area.

The proposal of the “Tories” conducted after the victory of stay in the UK in the referendum on Scottish independence on September 18, has also been criticized by the Electoral Reform Society, which He warns that, because of its complexity, should not “rush”.

The Labour spokesman in the Commons, Angela Eagle, accused the conservatives of trying to “fabricate a larger majority in the Commons”, to exclude non-English deputies (generally from other parties) of the final decision.

One of the problems is that concerning which bills affecting only England, because, being by far the most populous region of the UK, with 84% (53 million) of the total population and more revenue, which is applied there usually affects the whole country.

The Scottish leader, Nicola Sturgeon, said the proposal, to be discussed on July 15, is an exercise of “hypocrisy and inconsistency” because it drives before it is finalized the promised transfer powers to Scotland.

Cameron promised to review the situation in England-a historic request of his party along with Scotland after the September referendum.

Before the plebiscite, Cameron agreed with the consensus of all national parties, as soon as possible to transfer more powers to Scotland in return for the Scots to vote “no” to independence, which made a 55 versus 45%.

According to the proposal made today, all deputies of Commons vote as usual in all phases of the processing of laws, but the British (and in some cases the Welsh) would have veto power in the cases in which the autonomies have transferred responsibilities, such as education.

The president of the chamber determine which bills, or portions thereof, only affect England or England and Wales, and these would be further analyzed by a parliamentary committee which would reflect the proportion of deputies that each party has in England.

The Labour Gerald Kaufman, the veteran of the chamber, said that as the title of the motion, “English votes for English laws” sounds racist and accused the government of “undermining the basis of democracy British since the signing of the Magna Carta. ”