Business of the House Debate

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Department: Leader of the House

Business of the House

Thangam Debbonaire Excerpts
Thursday 5th September 2019

(4 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Jacob Rees-Mogg Portrait Mr Rees-Mogg
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I think that fitting it in next week might prove a little difficult.

Thangam Debbonaire Portrait Thangam Debbonaire (Bristol West) (Lab)
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Will the Leader of the House please apologise to the doctor whom he compared an hour ago to another now disgraced former doctor whose actions and misinformation led to the loss of this country’s herd immunity to measles earlier this year?

Jacob Rees-Mogg Portrait Mr Rees-Mogg
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No, I will reiterate it because I think this doctor’s behaviour was disgraceful. To scaremonger and say that people are going to die because of Brexit is thoroughly irresponsible and unbefitting to his role.