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Brendan Hughes

DUP MP Ian Paisley's bid for 'super-majority' in future referendums dismissed as 'stunt'

A Westminster proposal by DUP MP Ian Paisley to require a "super-majority" to permit UK constitutional change in future referendums has been dismissed as a "stunt".

The North Antrim MP brought forward to Parliament the "Referendums (Supermajority) Bill", according to the House of Commons order paper on Tuesday.

It was described as a "bill to require a super-majority of votes in favour of a proposal for constitutional change on which a referendum is being held in order for it to be decided in the affirmative".

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