Parliament could get a new prayer after the election in September.
A review of standing orders, the rules that MPs must adhere to, was published this week, putting the prayer back on the agenda.
The review recommends MPs be asked their views on changing the prayer read by the Speaker at the opening of a sitting of the House.
The wording of the present devotion has not changed since 1962. MPs voted in 2007 to retain the prayer, after a petition asked that it not be specifically Christian. Continue reading
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