The unsuccessful pro-Cornwall amendment was tabled by Lord Robin Teverson, who managed to persuade only ten of his Lib Dem colleagues to back him. Plus 177 Labour peers, 27 crossbenchers, four "others", a Conservative and a bishop. The only way for pro-Cornwall MPs to keep the issue alive now is to oppose the Bill when it returns to the Commons - and kiss goodbye to a referendum on changing the voting system. 63 Lib Dem Lords and 153 Conservatives voted against Cornwall. I think you can hear an interview with Robin Teverson on BBC Radio Cornwall tomorrow morning.
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