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Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill

Lord Adonis Excerpts
Monday 6th December 2010

(13 years, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Falconer of Thoroton Portrait Lord Falconer of Thoroton
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I am talking about the Liberal Democrats.

Lord Adonis Portrait Lord Adonis
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That is absolutely not the case. There was no proposition from the Labour Party. It was always made clear that any change to the electoral system would require a referendum for the obvious reason that this is a fundamental change to the constitution of the country.

Lord Falconer of Thoroton Portrait Lord Falconer of Thoroton
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I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Adonis. The noble Lord, Lord Rennard, was not in a position to deny the assertion that they were seeking AV without a referendum. So the Liberal Democrats trust the electorate but only on the basis that they give them the answer that they want.

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