Daniel Gover

Senior Lecturer in British Politics, @QMPoliticsIR. Researching UK politics and parliament: legislation, opposition days, private members' bills, procedure.

[Daniel Gover @DanielGover]

Paperback copies of #LegislationAtWestminster have arrived! 🙌

Available with 30% discount here (use code: ALAUTHC4): https://t.co/DWc9mdGaQL

[Richard Johnson @richardmarcj]

My latest in @NewStatesman on Enoch Powell's assistance to Labour in the 1970s...

'Bernard Donoughue, Wilson’s senior policy adviser, told me in an interview that the Labour leadership were extremely pleased with Powell’s prominence in the campaign. “Wilson could see the advantages. He talked to me about it. The great advantage [was] if Powell could split the Tories, since it was politically very close, it might just give us the edge in winning the election.” '

https://t.co/DXRgmy03kk

[Daniel Gover @DanielGover]

Not sure of the full context of this, from Politico London Playbook. Or whether intended would mean prorogation and new session. But assuming it would, this would seriously complicate any idea of using Parliamentary Acts to pass the assisted dying bill.

[Daniel Gover @DanielGover]

My written evidence to the Modernisation Committee's inquiry into Backbench Business Committee and Petitions Committee debates - including my thoughts on how some of this time could be used in future on private members' bills.

https://t.co/Ugrle4dCoV

[Daniel Gover @DanielGover]

For more detail on the challenges facing supporters of the assisted dying bill, see my article for @ConversationUK.

‘Can the assisted dying bill be brought back? It’s possible – but supporters face four challenges’

https://t.co/zqB7wTK0NQ

[Daniel Gover @DanielGover]

🚨Could the Parliament Acts be used to pass assisted dying?

As I say in this clip:
🔵 Never previously used on a PMB
🔵 But explicitly intended to apply to PMBs, not just govt bills
🔵 In practice, not straightforward to do, but possible

[Daniel Gover @DanielGover]

Audio clip taken from my interview on Friday’s Today in Parliament.

Listen to the full episode here: https://t.co/paAk6UzCX8

[Daniel Gover @DanielGover]

Grateful to be back on Radio 4’s Today in Parliament, discussing the assisted dying bill’s prospects following this week’s PMB ballot.

Listen here: https://t.co/paAk6UzCX8

[Tony McNulty @Tony_McNulty]

Is it to be Déjà vu all over again? Are police force mergers coming back ?
Here’s what happened last time …

Full article: Chronicle of a Death Foretold: New Labour and police force mergers—an analysis of policy failure https://t.co/7ewmzNMMhE

[Daniel Gover @DanielGover]

Latest hereon whether we’re likely to see a return of the assisted dying bill.

I think if pursued by 2nd place MP, supporters have a reasonable chance of getting it through again.

4th place is possible, but harder.

[Harry Farley @HarryFarley_]

Update on assisted dying after the private member's bill ballot:

1st: Desmond Swayne (opposed) is undecided what he'll do.
2nd: Lauren Edwards (pro) spoke to Kim Leadbeater yesterday and is thinking it through.
3rd: Mike Wood (opposed) will do something totally different from assisted dying.
4th: Andrew George (pro) said it is "certainly on the list" he's considering, adding it "would need to be in the same template” as Kim Leadbeater's previous bill.

[Daniel Gover @DanielGover]

@davidcornock Thank you!

[Daniel Gover @DanielGover]

All being well, I should be on Radio 4’s Today in Parliament this evening, discussing the prospects for the assisted dying bill following yesterday’s private members’ bills ballot.

In short: there’s a plausible path for supporters, but it won’t be easy & success not guaranteed.

[Genevieve Holl-Allen @genevieve_holl]

First comments by Andrew George, saying he is strongly considering it

I'm told that pro-AD bill MPs are concentrating on lobbying Lab MP Lauren Edwards, who came 2nd in the ballot

Being 2 places higher than Andrew, a Bill in her name would have an even higher chance of sucess

[Daniel Gover @DanielGover]

In my latest piece I wrote that supporters of the assisted dying bill face four key challenges.

If Lauren Edwards (2nd in the PMB ballot) is willing to reintroduce the bill, they *may* have cleared the first. But three remain.

https://t.co/zqB7wTK0NQ

[Daniel Gover @DanielGover]

MP top in the PMB ballot is Desmond Swayne. He voted against the assisted dying bill first time around.

Second place is Lauren Edwards. She voted it.

I make it four supporters in the (crucial) top seven. But will any of them be willing to take on this bill?

#assisteddyingbill

[Daniel Gover @DanielGover]

In my latest explainer for @ConversationUK I wrote supporters of the assisted dying bill faced four key hurdles.

If Edwards proposes the bill, they may have cleared the first hurdle.

But three more remain.

https://t.co/zqB7wTK0NQ

[Daniel Gover @DanielGover]

MP top in the PMB ballot is Desmond Swayne. He voted against the assisted dying bill first time around.

Second place is Lauren Edwards. She voted it.

I make it four supporters in the (crucial) top seven. But will any of them be willing to take on this bill?

#assisteddyingbill

[Daniel Gover @DanielGover]

I suspect the initial prospects for the assisted dying bill may now depend on whether Lauren Edwards is willing to propose it.

Those in places 4-7 would have a chance, but it will be much harder.

Those further down have a much lower chance, as likely they could be talked out.

[Daniel Gover @DanielGover]

Tomorrow at just after 9am we should have a much better idea of the prospects for the assisted dying bill.

Recap: If MPs pass it again, the bill could be passed without approval from the Lords (which prevented it passing last time).

#assisteddyingbill

Explainer here ⬇️

[Daniel Gover @DanielGover]

On Thursday, MPs will hold this year's private members' bills ballot.

Supporters of the assisted dying bill will hope to bring the bill back - allowing them to override the Lords using the Parliament Acts.

But they face 4 challenges. My article ⬇️

https://t.co/zqB7wTK0NQ