EU Charter of Fundamental Rights Debate

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Department: Ministry of Justice

EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

Philip Hollobone Excerpts
Tuesday 19th November 2013

(10 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Chris Grayling Portrait Chris Grayling
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It is clear that there are many things that have united us politically in the past three years where we have done good work for this country but that there are areas—European issues and issues of human rights—where we take a different view. The mature approach in a coalition is to accept that those differences of views exist, to work collaboratively together when we agree and to be honest when we do not. That is what we will continue to do. I will certainly be on the doorsteps at the next general election arguing very strongly indeed for a Conservative approach that deals with many of these issues.

Philip Hollobone Portrait Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con)
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Is there any significance to the fact that there is no Liberal Democrat Minister on the Front Bench while the Lord Chancellor is making his statement?

Chris Grayling Portrait Chris Grayling
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Not at all. My Liberal Democrat Minister, Lord McNally, is a first-rate member of our team and has done good work for this Government. However, he is in the other place and is not entitled to sit alongside us.