THE fast-tracking of a bill to change the rules about the royal line of succession has been criticised by peers because they claim it does not give politicians sufficient time to scrutinise the proposed constitutional changes.
THE fast-tracking of a bill to change the rules about the royal line of succession has been criticised by peers because they claim it does not give politicians sufficient time to scrutinise the proposed constitutional changes.
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MICHAEL SETTLE UK POLITICAL EDITOR
The Succession to the Crown Bill will go through its first two parliamentary stages at Westminster today and then through the remaining two next Monday. The legislation will end the principle of male primogeniture, meaning men will no longer take precedence over women in the order of succession.
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