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Qualified votes challenge local democracy

MPs should take a closer look at legislation which will hand powers to elected mayors and unelected police commissioners.

Parliament's select committee should take a closer look at legislation which will hand unprecedented powers to elected mayors and unelected police commissioners, say George Jones and John Stewart

Three Bills before Parliament contain provisions for the use of a qualified majority. Such majorities require that for a majority to be decisive, it has to have more than a simple majority of the votes cast (50% plus), and often up to two-thirds of votes.

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