The strange death of the Tories' EU referendum bill has
been a particularly ugly coalition one. And it's not one without casualties, as
thousands of bedroom tax victims will testify. Somehow, a Liberal Democrat
backbencher's bid to mitigate the worst impacts of this damaging policy became
embroiled in coalition negotiations over the Conservatives' EU referendum bill.
Now the hopes of both parties' backbenchers are dead on the floor after a messy
government shootout. And all the while Westminster is wondering: was this David
Cameron's plan all along? Read more on the Politics UK website.
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