Replacement of the Chancellor of the Exchequer Debate

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Department: Leader of the House

Replacement of the Chancellor of the Exchequer

Hilary Benn Excerpts
Monday 17th October 2022

(2 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Penny Mordaunt Portrait Penny Mordaunt
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I agree completely.

Hilary Benn Portrait Hilary Benn (Leeds Central) (Lab)
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The Leader of the House said yesterday that what the country needs is stability and not a “soap opera”. I agree, so will she explain why the Prime Minister is still in office when it is clear to almost everyone, including many of the colleagues of the Leader of the House behind her today, that she is no longer in power?