Added spice

As predicted, an amendment to the motion of thanks for the Queen's Speech has gone down, regretting the lack of a bill to allow an EU referendum…

The signatories so far are: John Baron, Peter Bone, Philip Hollobone, Philip Davies, Douglas Carswell, Edward Leigh, John Redwood, Bernard Jenkin and David Davis (Con). Plus John Cryer and Kelvin Hopkins (Lab). And there's plenty of time for more names to be added…

The ball is now in the Speaker's court - ever since the Lib Dems threw a conniption fit in the last parliament, there's been provision for a second amendment to the motion on the Speech to be debated, in addition to the official Opposition's.

It is normally given to the second largest opposition party, but it's not automatic, I understand. His decision on whether or not to call the amendment will probably depend on how many more signatures it attracts, in the next couple of days.

But it could add quite a lot of spice to the normally rather sedate ritual of debating the Queen's Speech.