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Peter Bone

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Point of Order: Rectification Procedure
Tuesday 3rd December 2013

(10 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Michael Gove Portrait Michael Gove
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The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right.

Peter Bone Portrait Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con)
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A head teacher recently told me, “The Secretary of State is a dreadful person, and absolutely hopeless, but his policies are absolutely right and I’m implementing them with gusto.” Is it better to be right rather than liked?

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My hon. Friend is both right and liked universally across the House. If I agree with him, I hope that I am right, but I can never aspire to be as liked or as popular as he is.

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