The Conservatives are playing a dangerous game of “them vs us” to win votes with English votes for English laws.

Responding to the Conservatives plans, Liberal Democrat General Election Campaign Spokesperson Brian Paddick said:

“This is Punch-and-Judy politics dressed up as patriotism from a Tory campaign stuck on repeat.

“Instead of saying how they fund our NHS or why they want to slash education, they are playing a dangerous game of ‘them Vs us’ to win votes.

“If they are serious about devolution they would follow Liberal Democrat plans to give real power to real communities to free themselves from the grasp of Whitehall.

“The Tories are simply paying lip-service to devolution – their real plan is carve up the UK, scare the electorate and gerrymander votes.”