Energy and Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Debate between Edward Miliband and Hugh Bayley

Thursday 27th May 2010 Commons Chamber

[Mr Deputy Speaker (Hugh Bayley)]

Before the shadow Secretary of State replies, I remind new Members that the procedure is that you do not intervene on an intervention, even if it is a rather long one.

[Edward Miliband]

So there we have it—the Greek defence. A person may vote Liberal Democrat, but along sails the Greek defence, which means that one does not need to keep one’s promises. Promises do not mean anything from the Liberal Democrats if something happens in Greece. The Secretary of State will have to do a lot better than that.