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 Government drops plans to reform the monarchy
The Daily Mail reports today that David Cameron has dropped plans to reform the monarchy which might have allowed a Roman Catholic to become king.
The proposals had been raised by Gordon Brown last year and talks began with leaders of 15 Commonwealth countries whose approval would be required.
But yesterday, Nick Clegg signalled that the talks have ended and the Coalition has no interest in taking the idea further.
Mark Harper, the Tory minister for political and constitutional reform, who answers to the Deputy Prime Minister, told MPs in a written answer: 'There are no current plans to amend the laws on succession.'
Roman Catholics were banned from the throne by the Act of Settlement of 1701, which secured the Protestant future of the monarchy.
It laid down that the King or Queen must swear to maintain the Church of England. It also said no one married to a Catholic could succeed.
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(Source: The Daily Mail, 02/07/10)
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