Today’s Business of the House Debate

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Today’s Business of the House

Russell Brown Excerpts
Thursday 26th March 2015

(9 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Hague of Richmond Portrait Mr Hague
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My hon. Friend and I did indeed debate that issue on Tuesday. As I have explained, the decision to table the motions was taken on Wednesday, so I would not have been able to explain it to him on Tuesday afternoon.

Russell Brown Portrait Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway) (Lab)
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May I quietly remind the Leader of the House that during the last Parliament, when he was on the Opposition side of the House and I sat on the Government, he spoke before me in a debate and I then paid him the compliment—some might say it was not a compliment—that in my view, he was quite frankly the best of a bad bunch on the Opposition Benches? I have to say to him that he has gone down seriously in my estimation today, and that will be shared by many across the country. As the shadow Leader of the House has said, this is a grubby piece of work. The hand and fingerprints of the Prime Minister are on this, and I just hope that the Leader of the House will seriously consider what he is doing.

Lord Hague of Richmond Portrait Mr Hague
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The House will be able to make its decision. Let me say that, despite what the hon. Gentleman said, I still regard him as one of the best of a bad bunch, and that will remain my opinion of him.