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Mike Freer Excerpts
Wednesday 6th July 2011

(12 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mike Freer Portrait Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green) (Con)
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Q6. The Prime Minister will be aware of the news this morning that Portugal’s debt has been downgraded to junk status. Does he not agree that it is a warning to every Member of this House that we cannot put off difficult decisions and that the only plan B is bankruptcy?

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton Portrait The Prime Minister
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My hon. Friend is entirely right: plan B stands for bankruptcy. We can see what happens if Governments do not get a grip of their debt and their deficit. That is what this Government are doing, but the Labour party has learnt nothing.