EU Referendum (Privy Council) Debate

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Department: Leader of the House

EU Referendum (Privy Council)

Peter Bone Excerpts
Monday 14th March 2016

(8 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Grayling Portrait Chris Grayling
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Since my predecessor has said that the story is categorically untrue, there is no need for me to have such conversations.

Peter Bone Portrait Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con)
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I suppose the one thing that we have learned today is that we should not believe everything we read in the newspapers. However, I am learning more about the Privy Council and things like that, because I am obviously not a member of the Privy Council and not likely to be.

Sticking narrowly to the point, do Privy Council rules extend to former colonies that might now have a President who might want to come over here and tell us how to vote in the EU referendum?