The SNP threatened a new independence referendum last night as Tory plans for ‘English votes for English laws’ descended into acrimony. Amid heckling and shouting in the Commons, ministers said English MPs would be given an effective ‘veto’ over laws which relate to their constituents alone. Leader of the Commons Chris Grayling said the move would restore ‘fairness’ to a system that has previously allowed Scots MPs to railroad through controversial laws that do not apply north of the border. But the proposals – a key Tory manifesto commitment – provoked an angry response from both Labour and the SNP.Tory proposals sparked angry response from both Labour and the SNPLabour veteran Sir Gerald Kaufman accused Government of a ‘racist’ plotSNP members turned out in significant numbers to denounce the plans
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