"My right hon. Friend has many skills; one that I have just learned of is that he is able to read the left-handed scrawl of my notes, even when he is sitting next to me, because that is the point that I am just about to come to. The hon. …..." Simon Hoare - View Speech
"Don’t worry, Madam Deputy Speaker; I have checked what is parliamentary language and what is not.
The first point I would make is one that has already been made. I was never a fan of Boris Johnson. We first met in the late 1990s; I never got him then, and …..." Simon Hoare - View Speech
"Would my right hon. Friend forgive me if I do not? A lot of Members want to speak, so I want to make a little progress.
The third compelling point is that Labour Whips and Ministers will have deployed an argument about the local elections, and elections in Wales and …..." Simon Hoare - View Speech
"A moment ago, while the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister had popped out of the Chamber, the hon. Gentleman was saying something rather nice and complimentary about him. I just wanted to give him the opportunity to repeat it, now that he is back...." Simon Hoare - View Speech
"My hon. Friend is right. The same was true, of course, when the Privileges Committee looked at Boris Johnson’s behaviour; the majority of MPs on the Committee were Tory, and the Committee was still able to come to a judgment on the facts and the evidence...." Simon Hoare - View Speech
"Does my right hon. Friend agree that this issue will be resolved in one or two places? It will either be resolved in the court of public opinion or in front of the Privileges Committee. It is actually in the Prime Minister’s interests to have it resolved by a cross-party …..." Simon Hoare - View Speech