Another day, another dividing line. Labour wishes to set out new proposals, without a crossparty consensus, replacing the House of Lords with a Senate. The new upper Chamber would have the same revising powers. In shades of corporatism, there is a move afoot to ensure that representation for groups is guaranteed. Labour's PC agenda would be 'locked in' with the upper house.
One wonders if the Liberal Democrats have been involved in these discussions: a signal of the underhand horsetrading that is rumoured to be underway in the event of a hung Parliament.
Ministers are ready to announce their plans, which follow years of fruitless cross-party discussions and several votes in the House of Commons, in a bid to wrong-foot the Tories with polling day less than two months away.
Labour's plan is to provoke elements inside the Conservative Party to object to the reforms – which would allow it to paint David Cameron as wedded to old ideas of privilege.
No doubt we will hear voices stating that constitutional change should be apolitical and based upon a consensus. Rubbish! It will be partisan and fixed by party interests, but what will emerge may rise out of compromise and negotiation.