I think that John Bright would have been appalled by nearly every economic decision that has been taken by the coalition Government since they came to power, so I do not think that the hon. Gentleman is on good territory in summoning him up in support.
I also point out that the first royal to build on this site was King Canute, who, of course, was Danish. We must therefore take a less effortlessly superior approach to the European Union in our discussions.
European Union Bill
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Chris Bryant
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 25 January 2011.
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Committee of the Whole House (HC) on European Union Bill.
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