Proposals To Repeal or Modify
The Succession to the Crown Bill, a private member's bill, presented to the British Parliament on 9 December 2004, would have repealed this act in its entirety. However, the Bill was withdrawn 15 January 2005 by its sponsor after being told that it would not receive government support.
In October 2011 David Cameron wrote to the leaders of the Commonwealth Realms proposing that the act be limited to the first six people in line to the throne. The leaders approved the proposed change at a summit in Australia.
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