Functioning of Government

Sam Tarry Excerpts

Thursday 7th July 2022 Commons Chamber

[Michael Ellis]

There is a business of the House statement in the usual way, and the hon. Member will be able to ask that question of the Leader of the House of Commons.

[Sam Tarry (Ilford South) (Lab)]

The Minister speaks about responsible government, yet we have had nearly three years of totally irresponsible government. My constituents are suffering massively. Surely the moral thing to do is not to look to the constitution, but to go to the country, call a general election and let the people of this country decide—not just on the Prime Minister, but on the rotten lot of bankrupt Government we have had for the past two and a half years since the last election. This is not about the constitution; it is about what the people of this country need. That is responsible government, and they are not going to get it from his side, even with a change of Prime Minister.

[Michael Ellis]

The business of government will continue functioning as the public would expect it to do. I reject the characterisation that the hon. Member makes, and I suspect that the vast majority of the general public in this country would also reject that characterisation.