Customs Bill not certified by Speaker as a “Money Bill” but as a “Supply Bill” - subtle difference is that House of Lords can reject whole Bill at second reading, whereas as a Money Bill would have automatically become law after a month.
But Lords can’t amend only reject in Sept
But Lords can’t amend only reject in Sept
From soundings I have taken, don’t rule out Lords emboldened to reject whole Bill at 2nd Reading on account of tight margin, none votes on highly consequential amendments (NI backstop), & argument about whether Salisbury Convention applies to minority gov publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201719/ld…
I haven’t been able to confirm, but the very act of adding the ERG policy amendments may have moved this from Money Bill to Supply Bill. IF lords rejected second reading on 4/9 would be v v rare & cause constitutional upheaval - but we’re already on that rollercoaster.
