Early Parliamentary General Election Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Early Parliamentary General Election

Michael Fabricant Excerpts
Monday 28th October 2019

(4 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Jeremy Corbyn Portrait Jeremy Corbyn
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As I was saying, thanks to a Channel 4 “Dispatches” programme we learn that secret meetings—[Interruption.] Conservative Members might find this funny, but actually it is quite serious for our national health service.

Michael Fabricant Portrait Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con)
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On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I understand that the annunciators may not have been working in the offices of Labour MPs, because most of them have not chosen to turn up today. Can that be investigated?

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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It does not need to be investigated at all. Unfortunately, it is not even a very good try at a bogus point of order; as the smile on the face of the hon. Gentleman readily testifies, it is a very substandard attempt.