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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 04 Apr 2019
Business of the House

"My Lords, the noble Lord the leader of the Liberal Democrats will be glad to know that I shall be brief. I will address myself to the main point embedded in what he said. To begin with, this is a most appalling day. I have served in Parliament for 45 …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 04 Apr 2019
Business of the House

"My noble friend makes a very strong point. I am deeply concerned at the growing rift between Parliament and the people, with the refusal to accept the people’s judgment, whether you agree with it or not. A very clear judgment was made in the referendum. There is a real danger …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 04 Jul 2018
European Union Referendum

"My Lords, my noble friend is always the most fair-minded of Ministers in this House. As far as foreign interference in the referendum campaign is concerned, will he join with me in deploring the interference by the then President of the United States, Mr Obama, on the anti-Brexit side?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 02 Jul 2018
European Council

"My Lords, is my noble friend aware—I am sure she is—that the two most important aspects of the Belfast agreement on Northern Ireland referred to were, first, the recognition by both sides of the existence of the border—the border is a reality and will continue to be a reality and …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 09 May 2018
Brexit: North-East of England

"My Lords, is my noble friend aware, apart from the fact that the short-term economic forecasts put out by Project Fear have already been proven to be false, that serious academic studies have shown that medium and long-term economic forecasts are not worth the paper they are written on? Is …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 18 Apr 2018
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

"My Lords, perhaps I may correct briefly my noble friend who has just sat down. When he referred to what I had said, I do not think he was showing great prophetic qualities; I think he intended to refer to my noble friend Lord Lamont.

I will be brief because …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 17 Apr 2018
Energy Security: Gas Production

"My Lords, is my noble friend aware that the strongest opponents of fracking, both in this country and in mainland Europe, are the Russians, whose economy is wholly or very largely dependent on exports of gas? Is it not much more sensible for us to develop our own resources, be …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 15 Mar 2018
Brexit: Fashion Industry

"My Lords—..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 15 Mar 2018
Brexit: Fashion Industry

"My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend on his excellent Answer to the original Question. The Liberal Democrats’ refusal to accept this clearly portrays a lack of confidence in this country’s ability to govern itself. Does he think that that is simply a lack of confidence in this country, or …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 14 Mar 2018
National Debt

"My Lords, can my noble friend explain why the Government insist on making the national debt appear even bigger than it in fact is? Is he not aware that as a result of quantitative easing—QE—a good quarter of the outstanding national debt is in fact owned by the Bank of …..."
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