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19 September 2014updated 09 Jun 2021 2:25pm

Cameron promises English votes for English laws – what does Labour do now?

Having opposed "two classes of MPs", Miliband faces a huge political dilemma. 

By George Eaton

Downing Street was briefing last night that David Cameron would move immediately to address “the English question” following a No vote in the Scottish referendum – and he did just that in his statement outside N0.10 a few minutes ago. The PM suggested that he would end the right of non-English MPs to vote on English laws that do not affect their constituents. He said:

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