Replacement of the Chancellor of the Exchequer Debate
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Angela Eagle
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Replacement of the Chancellor of the Exchequer
Angela Eagle Excerpts(2Â years ago)
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Penny Mordaunt
I agree with my right hon. Friend and that is why the Prime Minister has taken this decision.
Dame Angela Eagle (Wallasey) (Lab)
What we have seen in the last month is one of the largest humiliations this country has ever experienced, and it is directly as a result of the current Prime Minister’s agenda, which she set out to the tiny sliver of UK people who voted for her to be the Prime Minister. The Leader of the House is perhaps auditioning to be the next one along, because surely she knows that this humiliated Prime Minister simply cannot last.
Penny Mordaunt
As I said in my opening remarks, this will have been a very difficult decision for the Prime Minister and she has taken it because it is in the national interest. She should have all our support in doing so.