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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 19 Mar 2018
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

"My Lords, I rise briefly to speak in support of the spirit of the amendment, but first I need to put on the record that I am the chairman of the Local Government Association and the leader of South Holland District Council. Obviously that is South Holland in Lincolnshire, not …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 19 Mar 2018
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

"It would be better because I would like to have been an alderman, really...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 19 Mar 2018
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

"There are some people who have already offered me a one-way ticket.

I should clear up one minor misunderstanding in the previous comments. We do meet with the DExEU team and my local government counterparts in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland also meet regularly. As noble Lords will know, it …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 19 Mar 2018
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

"My colleagues in Wales would not forgive me if I missed the opportunity to put it on record that that was probably due largely to the fact that devolution to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland seems to have bypassed local government in all those provinces as it seems to have …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 19 Mar 2018
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

"I think that proves my point...."
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