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I notice that none of Cornwall's three Conservative MPs has signed , challenging the proposed date of a referendum on whether or not to change the voting system. This is a key part of the Parliamentary Voting Systems and Constituencies Bill, which I fear is in danger of taking over my life.

As none of the three Cornwall Conservatives is an enthusiast for the Alternative Vote system - indeed, Camborne & Redruth's has vowed to campaign against it - I assume they are waiting to see which way the wind blows. The number of declared Tory troublemakers (45) is large enough to worry the government's whips.