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The Economy and Living Standards

Debate between Margaret Beckett and Gerald Howarth
Thursday 12th June 2014

(9 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Gerald Howarth Portrait Sir Gerald Howarth (Aldershot) (Con)
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I am sure that the House is very grateful to the right hon. Member for Derby South (Margaret Beckett) for reminding us all of the magnitude of the fantastic challenge that the Government faced when they came to office in 2010. It is just a shame that neither she nor the shadow Chancellor seized the opportunity to apologise to the House and the nation for the catastrophic destruction of the public finances and the running up of a massive deficit.

Margaret Beckett Portrait Margaret Beckett
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I have heard that argument in the House so many times. Indeed, the Chancellor used it today. However, there is a bit that I have missed: the bit where the right hon. Gentleman explained how the last Government also brought about the crashes in the United States and Japan, and in Spain and Italy and throughout the European Union. I am looking forward to hearing him give that explanation.