(6 years, 8 months ago)
Lords ChamberIf I may continue with the quotation:
“Mr Blair’s justification is his dislike of the hereditary principle although he sees no contradiction in also parading himself”—
I urge the noble Viscount not to take any more interventions because by doing so he rather underlines the need for the abolition of hereditary peerages. If he sticks to the script, as he does, he will be out of order because he is defying the Companion. Will he address his remarks to the amendment that we are discussing at present rather than indulging in reminiscences with his colleagues?