Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests Resignation

Peter Bone Excerpts

Thursday 16th June 2022 Commons Chamber

[Michael Ellis]

I respectfully disagree with the hon. Lady.

[Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con)]

I congratulate the hon. Member for Putney (Fleur Anderson) on securing this urgent question, but it is a bit of a shame that it is not on something our constituents care about. I do not know who Lord Geidt is—I bet half of the Opposition do not know who Lord Geidt is. If you want to get rid of the Prime Minister, you lot sitting there, move—[Interruption.] Not you, Mr Speaker; I know you do not want to get rid of the Prime Minister. I would never suggest that.

[Mr Speaker]

You are not drawing me into the political mix as supporting yes or no.

[Mr Bone]

Sorry, Mr Speaker. I got carried away. Her Majesty’s loyal Opposition know that if things are as bad as they say they are, the way to get rid of the Prime Minister and this Government is to have a vote of no confidence in the Government. The loyal Opposition have not been willing to do that. I think my constituents will draw their own conclusions about that.

[Michael Ellis]

May I gently say to the Opposition parties that if they wish for a change of Prime Minister, they should do something different from attacking personalities? They should attack policies, but of course if they were to attack policies, they would find that they would lose.