Anger at fixed-termparliaments plan
Labour accused the Government of "an affront to Parliament and an abuse of power" after Ministers announced that there will be no Queen's Speech until 2012 – two years after the current session started on May 25.
Speaker John Bercow granted Rotherham MP Denis MacShane an emergency debate on proposals unveiled yesterday for fixed-term parliaments divided into five 12-month sessions, moving the State Opening from its autumn to spring.