Does not this compromise give enormous power to you, Mr Speaker? That is all very well, because you are a Speaker who has stood up for the rights of this House and of Back Benchers, and for the majority in this House to be able to have meaningful votes, but were you to fall under a bus in the next few months, what guarantee would there be that a future Speaker would stand up for the rights of this House in the same way that you have done?
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Ben Bradshaw
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 20 June 2018.
It occurred during Debate on bills on European Union (Withdrawal) Bill.
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