Britain passes lawmaking reforms, deepening divide with Scotland

By William James LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Thursday approved its biggest constitutional change in decades, giving English members of parliament a veto over legislation that only applies to England, despite fierce opposition from Scottish nationalists. Critics say the plan, part of a wider scheme of devolution among Britain's constituent nations, deepens the divide between England and Scotland at a time when question marks hang over the future of their 300-year-old union. After an impassioned