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Private members' bill 'farce and charade'

MPs only have a one-in-22 chance of getting their private members' bill chosen, which means few put a lot time into preparing them and they end up being rushed, says Conservative MP Charles Walker.

He told Daily Politics presenter Jo Coburn, and former minister Nick Boles, that the system was a "farce and a charade".

The chairman of the procedure committee was speaking about its report, out on Tuesday, calling for an overhaul.

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