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The Labour Party in England should commit to the same principle that underpinned devolution to Scotland.
To paraphrase the Scottish Claim of Right that Labour signed up to: the sovereign right of the English people to determine the form of Government best suited to their needs. https://twitter.com/guardiannews/status/1340444498653024261
To paraphrase the Scottish Claim of Right that Labour signed up to: the sovereign right of the English people to determine the form of Government best suited to their needs. https://twitter.com/guardiannews/status/1340444498653024261
In 2014 the leaders of the Scottish Conservatives, Scottish Labour Party and Scottish Liberal Democrats made a joint statement supporting Scotland's right to choose:
"Power lies with the Scottish people and we believe it is for the Scottish people to decide how we are governed."
"Power lies with the Scottish people and we believe it is for the Scottish people to decide how we are governed."
The same principle must apply to England.
The English people have the same right to choose.
In practical terms this means that there should be a distinct English constitutional convention for England to decide the form of government best suited to its needs.
The English people have the same right to choose.
In practical terms this means that there should be a distinct English constitutional convention for England to decide the form of government best suited to its needs.
Not necessarily a separate English constitutional convention but, at the very least, a distinct English constitutional convention within the proposed pan-UK convention.
This is a must as far as I am concerned.
This is a must as far as I am concerned.
