Attempt to codify the constitution of the United Kingdom

The attempt to codify the constitution was intitated by then Prime Minsier Devin Beauclerk in early 2020.

Background
The main advocate for codifying the constitution was close ally of the Prime Minister, Maximus Beauclerk, who would later go on to become Minsiter for the Constitution in the Prime Ministers attempt to strenghten his argument and defy critics of his plan. In an address to the nation, Prime Minister Beauclerk said that such a move would help "simplify" laws in what he considered a "complex" system to understand.

Many were opposed to the plans to codify, including those within his own cabinet. In an attempt to get his critics onboard, he created a Commission to aid the draft of the codified constitution, comprising of notable judicial figures such as the Lord Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court.

It is understood that majority of the commission was unimpressed by the draft presented and proposed amendments but the Minister, who was chairing the commission, was unwilling to adopt their recommended changes.

House of Commons
In early 2020, a bill concerning the adoption of the codified constitution drafted by the Prime Minister was tabled in the House of Commons in the Prime Minister name. The debate on the motion is seen as one of the longest debates in the House of Commons before the Prime Minister eventually used a closure motion to put the question during second reading. The House divided during second and third reading and cleared both stages before going to the House of Lords.

When the Lords rejected the bill on the first and second occasion, the Commons passed it again- with the third occasion initiating the procedure under the Parliament Act 2019 to bypass the House of Lords.

House of Lords
The House of Lords, being critical of the plan to codify from the start, rejected the bill with a clear majority, although Beauclerk was already announcing his intention to use the Parliament Act 2019 to bypass the Lords.

The House of Lords went on to reject the bill on all occasions.

Use of Parliament Act 2019
When the House of Lords rejected the bill on a second occasion, the Commons passed the bill yet again with a slimming majority, initiating the Parliament Act 2019. The Act allowed the bill to bypass the House of Lords and go directly to Her Majesty the Queen for Royal Assent, along with a Certificate of Speaker signed by Augustus Almaniyan.

Beauclerk's continued use of the Act drew much criticism and plans were introduced to scrap the bill by future Parliaments.

Days later, a statement from Buckingham Palace was released announcing that Royal Assent would not be given to the bill.

Aftermath
After the motion was passed, Attorney General and Lord Chancellor David Wrightson resigned from cabinet in protest, citing collective cabinet responsibility.

Minister for the Constitution, Maximus Beauclerk died in office amid investigations of Misconduct in a Public Office following leaked reports showing his attempts to use his office to bribe the Lords Appointment Commission to approve the Prime Ministers recommendation to elevate him to the House of Lords. No replacement was made and the office was eventually scrapped.