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Two Tory MPs effectively blocked a string of bills from making progress in the Commons today, by talking for four hours.

One of the bills which will be delayed would have made it a specific criminal offence to take 'upskirt' photos.

MPs cried shame as progress of the bill, which has cross-party support and is backed by the Government, was delayed until at July because of the antics of Shipley MP Philip Davies and Christchurch MP Sir Christopher Chope.

The pair have frequently taken advantage of an archaic quirk of Commons rules in which MPs are prevented from voting on a bill on a Friday if the debate goes on past 2.30pm.

And it wasn't just the upskirting bill that was talked out today.

Here's a round up of all the important subjects the House of Commons didn't debate today because two men wouldn't stop talking.

1. A bill to ban buses and coaches from using tyres more than 10 years old

Michael Molloy, 18, Kerry Ogden, 23, and Colin Daulby, 63, were killed in 2012, when their coach crashed on the A3 as they were returning home from a music festival on the Isle of Wight.

The tyres on the bus were 19 years old.

The bill was originally sponsored by former Liverpool MP Steve Rotherham after a campaign by Michael's mother, Frances. More than 15,000 people have signed a petition calling for the ban.

It has been in Parliamentary limbo since being introduced in 2014.

2. A bill to extend Freedom of Information laws to contractors working on public projects and housing associations

This was tabled by Labour MP Andy Slaughter in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire and the collapse of outsourcing giant Carillion.

3. A bill to abolish hospital car parking charges

This bill was introduced by Tory MP Robert Halfon, and enjoys broad public support - not to mention the backing of a Daily Mirror.

4. A bill to ban unpaid workplace trial periods

A fairly self explanatory and uncontroversial bill tabled by the SNP's Stewart Malcolm McDonald.

5. A bill to tighten regulation on the use of force in Mental Care Units

The first bill on today's agenda, which was discussed for four hours.

Labour MP Steve Reed's bill was been inspired by the case of Olaseni Lewis, who was known as Seni to friends and family.

The 23-year-old from South Norwood died in September 2010, days after he fell unconscious while being restrained by 11 Metropolitan Police officers at Bethlem Royal Hospital in south-east London.

6. And the Upskirting bill

The Bill is being led by Lib Dem MP Wera Hobhouse after a campaign by 26-year-old victim Gina Martin.

Upskirting is not currently a specific crime in England and Wales.That forces prosecutors to rely on voyeurism or public order laws, which campaigners say are not strong enough to match the crime.

Official figures on upskirting earlier this year showed there were alleged victims as young as 10 and incidents in cafes and restaurants.

But only a third of police forces in England and Wales had any data on the prevalence of the sick practice.