Reforms to allow Catholics to take the throne in Great Britain were put on
hold by Secretary of State William Hague.
Quizzed over progress on reforms to the Act of Succession that would end the
ban, he told MPs it was not a priority.
Labour began discussions about the changes and former foreign office minister
Chris Bryant pressed Mr Hague on the matter.
But with terrorism, problems in Egypt and the situation in Afghanistan, Mr
Hague said it is “not yet at the top of my list”.
He did concede, however, that it was a legitimate issue.