A LEADING Conservative AM yesterday urged the Lords to throw out the Government of Wales Bill. Mid and west Wales AM Glyn Davies described the measure as a bid to "fiddle Britain's system of government" for Labour's electoral benefit. The Bill will hand enhanced law-making powers to the Assembly and the promise of full law-making powers if agreed in a referendum. But Mr Davies claimed controversial changes to the election system would prevent party candidates standing both in constituencies and on regional lists. "It prescribes exactly how Assembly committees must be constituted in the future to benefit Labour - changes which make the Bill unacceptable to all except the Labour Party," Mr Davies said. "The Government of Wales Bill contains clauses which are a totally discredited attempt by Peter Hain and Rhodri Morgan to fiddle Britain's system of Government for the electoral benefit of the Labour Party. "It is sad and depressing to see some respectable Labour people sacrificing their reputations through misguided loyalty to this Bill. "I fully accept Labour made a manifesto commitment to increase the powers of the National Assembly and so has a mandate for change. "I plead with the House of Lords to throw this Bill out and force the Labour Government to use the Parliament Act." Mr Hain insisted the changes will end the ability of party candidates to lose in first-past-the-post constituencies then "win" via the regional list. | 
