And he said, Behold now, mylords, turn in, I prayyou, intoyour servant's house, and tarry all night, and washyour feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways.
Last night's well-telegraphed government defeat in the Lords, on the proposed household benefit cap in the Welfare Reform Bill, is a bad omen for ministers as they contemplate the forthcoming orgy of detailed legislating in the Upper House.