House of Commons
Elected Lower Chamber of the UK Parliament.
On 2 September, The House of Commons left the Representation of the People Bill without a CAP on party donations after rejecting or withdrawing proposed limits.
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The House of Commons is the elected Lower Chamber of the UK Parliament, with 650 MPs each elected for a single constituency by First past the post. A government stays in office only while it keeps the confidence of a Commons majority, and under the Parliament Acts the Lords can only delay most bills the Commons passes.
On 2 September, at Report stage of the Representation of the People Bill, MPs added government clauses and defeated three non-government clauses, and the Bill left the chamber with no cap on donations.
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Commons leaves donation limits unresolved
On 2 September, The House of Commons completed its Report stage consideration of the Representation of the People Bill without adding a ceiling on individual party donations. It defeated opposition clauses and accepted government clauses, while Stella Creasy withdrew her proposed £500,000 limit after a promised cross-government taskforce.
Peers gave the Bill its Second Reading on 14 September, and by 5 October 73 amendments were waiting for a committee stage with no date set. Four of them would CAP donations, ranging from a £100,000 limit every five years proposed by Lord Cromwell up to a £5m annual limit from Lord Carlile. If the Lords adds a CAP, the Commons will have to accept, change or reject it.
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