Green MP Caroline Lucas’ Private Members’ Bill to make the teaching of PSHE compulsory in all schools had been due for its second reading on Friday (January 20).
However, a number of Conservative MPs made long speeches on a preceding Bill meaning that when her Bill was called, Ms Lucas only had minutes left to discuss the proposed piece of legislation.
It means that her chances of progressing the Bill through the House of Commons are all but gone.
When finally Ms Lucas was able to discuss the proposals, she accused some MPs of “filibustering” her Bill – a Parliamentary technique that involves talking at great length in order to prevent progress being made. Some of the speeches made on Friday lasted more than 30 minutes, with one lasting almost an hour.
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