So, last night a controversial bill passed its third reading. This isn't obvious: even the
BBC carries only a mashed-over story covering people's comment on what would happen if the bill were passed, with a sentence buried a couple of paragraphs in mentioning that it was passed last night by a majority of 142. Is there a rule about not reporting such stories until the Queen's corgi has formally licked it or something ?
As far as I can tell, via a
friendly Guardian blog, the only people who showed up to the actual debate part were those who were against and Stephen Timms, the fantastically-titled Minister for Digital Britain; everyone else just trundled in at the end to vote with the Whips.
Can anyone tell me how to deduce which way my MP voted ?
Public Whip doesn't seem to be having April yet.