Vote as you will but the bill as to pass: The glorious one eye'd leader Gordon on the embryology bill

Via Samizdata, I see that the glorious leader comrade Brown is promoting soviet style democracy to the comrades on the Labour side of the House, over the eugenic embryos bill.

The BBC states that MPs who oppose the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill will be allowed a free vote and will not face sanction as long as the law is passed by Parliament.

The prime minister is prepared to allow MPs who oppose a controversial embryo bill to vote against pieces of the legislation, the BBC has learned.

A senior government official said the sanction would be permitted only if it did not threaten the passage of the bill to develop human-animal embryos.

The official said Gordon Brown accepts that some members of his government object on grounds of conscience.

The crucial point is this part of his statement:

MPs may be allowed to abstain on parts of the bill, as long as its passage is not threatened.

Right up there with any colour you like as long as it's black.

Gordon allows them a vote against parts of the bill but says that the bill has to pass into law so quite what is the point of allowing them to object?

The irony of that would be completely lost on our dour calvinistic leader as he sees nothing wrong with promising the moon to voters or a vote on Europe come to that an then changing his mind as often as he does the cleaning solution for his glass eye.

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