Speaker 'Blocks' Sunday Trading Compromise

Commons Speaker John Bercow has effectively blocked an attempted compromise on Sunday trading laws after the Government amendment offering to pilot the changes was lodged too late. The Government now faces defeat in the evening's vote after last night's decision by the Scottish National Party to oppose the measures. This morning, the Government circulated a proposal in the name of Business Secretary Sajid Javid, obtained by Sky News, to trial the liberalisation of Sunday trading in 12 localities