All 1 Debates between Baroness Noakes and Lord Strasburger

Business of the House

Debate between Baroness Noakes and Lord Strasburger
Thursday 4th April 2019

(5 years, 8 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Noakes Portrait Baroness Noakes
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Benches opposite may laugh, but that is highly disrespectful to a Prime Minister who has worked extremely hard on this. The Prime Minister can be criticised for many things—

Lord Strasburger Portrait Lord Strasburger (LD)
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I remind the House that this is the Prime Minister who told the nation seven times that she was not going to call a snap election—and the eighth time, she said she was.

Baroness Noakes Portrait Baroness Noakes
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I am not entirely uncritical of the Prime Minister, and in particular of her handling of Brexit. Anybody who has heard me speak before will know that.