Angela Smith
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(13 years, 4 months ago)
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The Deputy Prime Minister
I hear my hon. Friend’s concern about these matters, and she is quite right to raise them. The Government have established a commission to look into the case for a British Bill of Rights that will incorporate and build on the existing rights that we already enjoy and extend them further where we can.
Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge) (Lab)
T6. The right to form coalitions is very much part of our constitution. In Sheffield recently, Lib Dem councillors have co-opted a United Kingdom Independence party candidate on to one of our local town councils in order to maintain their grip on power. Does not this show that the Lib Dems will do anything, and do deals with any party, to maintain their grip on power?
The Deputy Prime Minister
I am not sure what case the hon. Lady is referring to—[Interruption.]