Courts and Tribunals Bill (Eighth sitting) Debate
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Alex McIntyre
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Courts and Tribunals Bill (Eighth sitting)
Alex McIntyre ExcerptsTuesday 21st April 2026
(3 months, 3 weeks ago)
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Alex McIntyre (Gloucester) (Lab)
Another good thing we can do in Committee is try to clarify the Conservative party’s position. Is the hon. Member’s position now that the almost 40% cuts to legal aid during the last Conservative Government were wrong? If so, would he like to apologise for them?
Joe Robertson
This is a strange venue to ask for an apology for previous Government legislation from an MP who, like me, has been in this place for less than two years. The hon. Gentleman and I were on broadcast media yesterday; that might have been a better venue for him to ask me to apologise, but I would have rejected his invitation at that time, and I will certainly reject it in Committee. This is not about previous Governments’ views or opinions; it is about the views and opinions of this Parliament.