Royal Assent goes modern

The Senate is poised to pass a bill to finally reform the ancient ritual involved in giving legislation Royal Assent in Parliament. The procedure, which is steeped in some 500 years of British Parliamentary history, has been criticized by many MPs who say it interrupts the flow of business. They ...

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