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| | Guardian Unlimited | Columnists | Gamma minus for plan to shake up royal family |
 | | You would think, to hear the reaction to Jonathan Sayeed, MP for mid-Bedfordshire, that he had asked for an amnesty for all paedophiles, a peerage for Osama bin Laden, or even for Britain to have a closer role in Europe. |
 | | Mr Sayeed's bill simply said that the monarch, whoever he or she might be, should retire at the age of 75, and that parliament could vote for the successor from their immediate family. |
 | | Mr Sayeed said that, as a strong supporter of the monarchy, he felt that it should be brought up to date. |
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