The Online Safety Bill, now in its final stages through Parliament, has been delayed until MPs return from their summer break, according to reports.
The bill was due to go through its second report stage next week, when MPs would discuss amendments, before clearing Commons later this month and proceeding to the House of Lords. It was rescheduled due to timetable pressures, according to the BBC. The Labour Party's demand for a formal vote of no confidence in the government and the prime minister was cited as a reason for the reduction in parliamentary time, according to the BBC's parliamentary source. However, this claim was rejected by Welsh Labour MP Alex Davies-Jones who tweeted: "Parliamentary timetabling is entirely in the gov...
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