Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said he hoped plans for House of Lords reform would be revived in the next parliament as he formally confirmed the Government had abandoned its proposals for a mainly-elected second chamber.
As Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg formally announced the government's withdrawal of the Lords reform Bill, he said he hoped the process had "inched us forward" towards such a measure in the future.
He told MPs with a smile, "I would like to make a statement on House of Lords reform ... or what's left of it."
Staying blustery for the next 24 hours with strong winds driving some rain, sleet and snow from west to east tonight.
The mother of murdered Boris Nemstov's girlfriend is worried her daughter is being treated as if she had something to do with the killing.
Student Charlie Mann was jailed for 16 months for the attack on his mother at their family home while high on Meow Meow.