Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland: Supreme Court Judgment Debate

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Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland: Supreme Court Judgment

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock Excerpts
Thursday 9th February 2023

(1 year, 3 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Foulkes of Cumnock Portrait Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Lab Co-op)
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My Lords, would the Minister care to speculate as to why the guilty men who got us into this mess in the first place remain silent?

Lord Caine Portrait Lord Caine (Con)
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I have great admiration for the noble Lord, but I am never one to speculate, especially at the Dispatch Box. As I have said on many occasions, I prefer to dwell less on how we got into this place and more on how we get out of it.