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Graham Stuart Excerpts
Wednesday 20th November 2024

(1 week, 6 days ago)

Commons Chamber
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Graham Stuart Portrait Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness) (Con)
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Q12. The whole House recognises the authenticity of the right hon. Lady’s back story—her pride in being a carer, and indeed in her recent elevation. In contrast, the chief constable of Northamptonshire was sacked in June for misrepresenting his CV, and just last month a nurse, Tanya Nasir, was imprisoned for five years for doing the same. Does the right hon. Lady agree that such serious consequences are right and just in such cases?

Angela Rayner Portrait The Deputy Prime Minister
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I know where the right hon. Gentleman is trying to go with this. While it is tempting—[Interruption.] What I will say to the right hon. Gentleman is that in the last four months our Chancellor has shown more competence than the last four Chancellors that were appointed by his Government.