Scottish independence referendum:
Liberal
Democrats deputy leader Simon Hughes calls for English devolution
Simon Hughes said it could
be time for an 'English devolution', adding that the current set-up was
'unjust' to the English. Picture: Getty
By
Eddie Barnes
Published on Sunday 22 January 2012 00:00
THE prospect of the full
re-drawing of the British state moved a step closer last night amid
fresh calls to create an English parliament by a senior member of the
Westminster coalition.
In response to the moves by the SNP
to take Scotland out of the Union, Simon Hughes, the deputy leader of
the Lib Dems, said that it could be time for “English devolution”.Claiming
the current set-up was “unjust” to the English, he also said the law
should be changed to bar Scottish MPs from voting on English issues at
Westminster.Hughes’ intervention came in advance of the unveiling
of Alex Salmond’s proposals for the holding of an independence
referendum at Holyrood this week. It emerged yesterday that the SNP may
be planning to hold the referendum – planned for the autumn of 2014 – on
a Saturday to boost the turnout at the polls.Although not a
holder of a ministerial post, Hughes is one of the most influential
figures in the Lib Dem party. An English parliament is not Lib Dem
policy, but if created it would shift the UK towards a federal system,
with its four nations increasingly tied only by foreign affairs,
defence, and other nationwide issues.
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wanted Delhi To control :DefenceExternal affairs including Foreign
TradeCURRENCYCOMMUNICATION
I TOLD THEM " DROP 2,3,4 "-- OR DROP ME OutTHEY DID NOT DROP
2,3,4.
So now THEY are dropped.
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