European Union (Withdrawal) Bill Debate

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Lord Porter of Spalding Portrait Lord Porter of Spalding (Con)
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My Lords, I rise briefly to speak in support of the spirit of the amendment, but first I need to put on the record that I am the chairman of the Local Government Association and the leader of South Holland District Council. Obviously that is South Holland in Lincolnshire, not south Holland in the Netherlands.

Lord Cormack Portrait Lord Cormack (Con)
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Oh, what a pity.

Lord Porter of Spalding Portrait Lord Porter of Spalding
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It would be better because I would like to have been an alderman, really.