BBC: Diversity

Debate between Kwasi Kwarteng and Lindsay Hoyle

Thursday 14th April 2016 Commons Chamber

[Kwasi Kwarteng]

Indeed, I was. The Guardian is the only newspaper that consistently misspells my name. I just wanted to get that out.

[Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle)]

On that basis, we will want to know when it improves.

Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation

Debate between Kwasi Kwarteng and Lindsay Hoyle

Tuesday 14th July 2015 Commons Chamber

[Kwasi Kwarteng]

The broader point my hon. Friend makes is absolutely right: in the run-up to the election the Labour party gave absolutely no indication whatever that it had the faintest interest in the wealth-creating business part of this country. There was—

[Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle)]

Order. The hon. Gentleman has made his speech; I do not need to hear a repeat of it.

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[Mr Anderson]

I certainly will, even though the hon. Gentleman has only been here for five minutes.

[Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle)]

Order. I think that I am the judge of how long people have been here. We have already had one intervention from Kwasi Kwarteng and I can assure the hon. Gentleman that he has been here for a lot longer than five minutes, although it might only feel like that.

[Kwasi Kwarteng]

I promise that my intervention will not last five minutes. Who are the dead millionaires that the hon. Gentleman is talking about?