The Constitution Unit

Taking Back Control: Why the House of Commons Should Govern its own Time

Episode Summary

Why do MPs lack control of their own institution, what problems does this cause, and what can be done?

Episode Notes

'Taking Back Control: Why the House of Commons Should Govern its own Time' is a Constitution Unit report which explores why MPs lack control of their own institution, what problems this causes, & what should be done. The Constitution Unit hosted a launch event to discuss the findings of the report. 

Speakers:

• Karen Bradley MP, Chair of the House of Commons Procedure Committee.
• Valerie Vaz MP, Shadow Leader of the House of Commons.
• Sir David Natzler, former Clerk of the House of Commons, also formerly Clerk of the Wright Committee.
• Professor Meg Russell FBA (co-author), Director of the Constitution Unit, Senior Fellow at the UK in a Changing Europe, and former specialist adviser to the Wright Committee.
• Dr Daniel Gover (co-author): Lecturer in British Politics at Queen Mary University of London.

Chair:

Jill Rutter, senior research fellow of UK in a Changing Europe.