Employment Rights Bill

Lord Monks Excerpts

Committee stage
Tuesday 24th June 2025 Lords Chamber

[Lord Monks (Lab)]

I was just sitting here looking at the noble Lord, a member of Mrs Thatcher’s Cabinet, with another one over there, the noble Lord, Lord Deben. When they passed a major piece of legislation, were there were any cases where you went to Mrs Thatcher and said, “Can we have an independent assessment of whether we have done the right thing?” I cannot remember anybody ever doing that, but perhaps the noble Lord can tell me otherwise.

[Lord Hunt of Wirral (Con)]

I have many, many—