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The constitution is too precious to mess with for short-term political gain

It is unwise to celebrate the designation of the Lords’ proposal to lower the voting age as protected by financial privilege.

Richard Ekins: Some senior judges are usurping the role of elected politicians

The Supreme Court’s most important constitutional law decision this year was dangerously wrong.

Parliament should make more use of sunset clauses

The Health Select Committee wants to automatically scrap its proposed sugar tax if it doesn’t work. This should be normal legislative practice, but it needs an attitude change.

The double standard behind ‘Votes at 16’

How do calls to extend the franchise fit with the fact that, in so many other areas of policy, we are stripping teenagers of choices and responsibility?

Cameron was right to revise the Ministerial Code

Writing for Policy Exchange’s Judicial Power Project, Professor John Finnis sets out why the Prime Minister was right to remove reference to ‘international law’.

What the Chancellor’s promise to ‘deal with’ the Lords could mean in practice

Downing Street has promised action on the constitutional issues raised by last night’s defeat – but what might it be?

The Government is defeated in the Lords on tax credits. What next for Osborne, welfare reform and the constitution?

The savings still need to be made. The Government still struggles to judge Parliament’s mood. And why aren’t Bishops this angry about other injustices?

WATCH: Hancock reiterates Government position on the Lords

The Paymaster General reiterates that the tax credit cuts have been debated and voted on three times in the elected House of Commons.

How to save the House of Lords from the Opposition

Labour and Liberal Democrat peers are tearing up conventions for partisan advantage – so let us set those vital traditions in law.

EVEL shows how we can reform on a small majority

It could easily have been dropped: that it has passed, albeit in modified form, is good news for those who believe in our more radical manifesto promises.