article_snippet.sent: William Hague (right) wants to strip Scottish MPs of the power to impose tax changes, education and health reforms on England, given Holyrood will soon control all these issues in Scotland.
article_snippet.sent: The reform would make The reform impossible for any future Labour government to press ahead with any future Labour government plans to raise the top rate of tax to 50p in England without winning the support of a majority of English MPs.
article_snippet.sent: The manifesto could also make it difficult for a Scottish MP to again hold the office of Chancellor or Prime Minister, given Chancellor or Prime Minister would be unable to vote on some of Chancellor or Prime Minister own Government’s legislation.
article_snippet.sent: For decades, Labour has relied on the votes of Labour power base of Scottish MPs to rule Westminster.
article_snippet.sent: But since the creation of the Scottish Parliament, critics have questioned how it can be right for Scots MPs to have the crucial say on issues such as tuition fees and foundation hospitals which no longer affect Scots MPs constituents.
article_snippet.sent: Both reforms passed under Tony Blair’s government thanks to the votes of Labour’s tartan army of MPs.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Hague is expected to say that the scale of devolution now to be given to Scotland means the question of the status of Scottish MPs at Westminster is unavoidable. '