Lauren Edwards: “He can’t block it in any formal sense – consideration of Private Members Bills is entirely separate from the Prime…”

Parliament has dropped the ball today. It will be picked up again as it must be, because the law as it stands is simply too cruel and too unjust to be allowed to stand.

The voters put us here to tackle the big issues they care about, not to constantly kick them down the road.

On Friday, I will be asking MPs to send the bill back to the Lords.

I guess it’s important to live life in the present, and saying things on social media – obviously, as I’ve experienced, if you don’t think it through properly – can be interpreted in a different way than you intended, and can really store…