peter walker, christopher chope‘s point is that these new laws are not getting any scrutiny, and therefored at this stage without some sort of debate. that is the point he always makes and he always stresses that he doesn't disagree with the bills he blocks, in this case he says he thinks this bill is a good thing, but the way it works is that the second reading isjust basically read out and that is it, and he thinks there should be scrutiny for a private members' bill at that point. others would say there is plenty of opportunity for scrutiny down the line. this bill is a reasonably technical one, changing the system as to which kind of court can help at—risk girls. the argument is perhaps less good that in different bills. but if it were a government law, a government bill, there would be a debate at this stage. yes, that is true, and parliament is full of these arcane rules. frankly, people like christopher chope, who have been in parliament a long time, are able to use and or exploit, depending on your view, better than most. alison, you are on the procedure committee, what is the answ

peter walker is a political correspondent for the guardian, the snp mp alison thewliss sits on the procedureat these things. won't voters be slightly puzzled how a single mp using one word can block the law? it is a pretty arcane bit of procedure but the house is famous for these kinds of things, i suppose, and there are slightly different rules for private members bills. it is usually unfair when there has been a debate had and there is broad agreement that the bill should be supported that one single member can object, and this is the first time that this has happened. christopher cho's point is that these new laws are not getting any scrutiny and therefore they shouldn't be approved at this stage without some sort of debate. that is the point he always makes and he always disagrees that he doesn't disagree with the bill he blocks but the way it works is that the second reading isjust basically read out and that is it, and he thinks they should be scrutiny for a private members bill at that point. others would say there is plenty of opportunity further down aloud. this is a reasonably tech

dan walker presents football focus from wimbledon today, hoping to cause an upset against millwall. peterto the scottish challenge cup final — and it was something special. his corner curled straight into the net, setting them on their way to a 2—1 victory over east fife. they'll play either connah's quay or edinburgh city, who meet in the second semi—final tonight. the leaders of rugby union's premiership, exeter, had a bit of a shock last night. gloucester came from behind to beat them by 24 points to 17 — ben morgan scoring the try that ensured his side became only the third to beat exeter this season. and in the pro14, edinburgh fought off a spirited dragons side to secure a crucial bonus—point win, and stay in the hunt for a play—off place. all yesterday's results and today's fixtures are on the bbc sport website. there's been a huge upset at the welsh 0pen snooker. joe 0'connor, only turned professional last year and now he's knocked outjohn higgins, the 4 time world champion, 0'connor, is number 102 in the world, and this is the furthest he's gone in a ranking tournament. the formu

dan walker presents football focus from wimbledon today, hoping to cause an upset against millwall. it includes peter morgan scoring the try that ensured his side became only the third to beat exeter this season. and in the pro1a, edinburgh fought off a spirited dragons side to secure a crucial bonus—point win, and stay in the hunt for a play—off place. all yesterday's results and today's fixtures are on the bbc sport website. how about a story of redemption and coming back from being written off? just over two years ago british sprinterjames ellington, was injured in a road accident, alongside fellow sprinter nigel levine. the pair were riding on motorbikes when they were involved in a crash in tenerife. reports at the time suggested that ellington's injuries were "career ending", but he's made a remarkable recovery, and is ready to return. a lot of people were going he's already achieved it. but in my head, for me, i have always done athletics to be, kind of, i want to be one of the best in the world, or i want to be the best. i love the sport, but i don't want to do itjust to keep it. so when i co

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