Lauren Edwards: “I believe it is a fundamental democratic principle that the elected chamber, the House of Commons, should decide what…”

The Parliament Acts are just there as a back stop or insurance policy against another undemocratic filibuster that would thwart the will of the elected chamber.

We are elected as MPs to deal with some of those difficult issues, to have those difficult conversations. We aren't elected to do the easy things.

This is unfinished business for parliament.

Those people quite rightly had a hope that this was going to be introduced.