Crown consent comes under scrutiny in Holyrood as the Queen’s private interventions into parliamentary process are revealed

The Scottish parliament is to consider changes to the way it handles new legislation that has been amended to protect the Queen’s interests.

A Holyrood spokesperson said officials could change the rules to make it much clearer that new bills had been altered, after the Guardian revealed at least 67 pieces of legislation had been vetted by the Queen’s officials.

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