So when does the Lucas amendment come into play..?

That means a referendum on AV will take place next year.

That means a referendum on AV will take place next year.

Assuming that:
…none of the amendments that delay it pass
…no future amendments take it out altogether
…none of the amendments that change it to a referendum on something else pass
…it also gets past third reading
…it doesn’t get defeated in the Lords
of course.

Cautious woot!

The Bill has been given a second reading. That’s the first stage, not the last, in its passage through Parliament. With the committee stage on the floor of the House (it’s a constitutional Bill), there is plenty of scope for amendments to be debated – including moving the date of the referendum, for instance.

You can track the progress of the Bill here and other Bills here.

All very neutral, its almost as if the Referendum wasnt Labours idea in the first place.