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Proceeding contribution from Joanna Cherry (Scottish National Party) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 3 April 2019. It occurred during Debate on Business of the House.

I will return to the business motion, which in fairness I have addressed so far�[ Interruption. ] I know that people sometimes do not want to hear the SNP voices in this House, and that has not gone unnoticed

in Scotland. Judging by my mailbox, it certainly has not gone unnoticed by many of my constituents who are not natural SNP voters but who still do not like the sight of SNP MPs being howled down. Conservative Members might like to bear that in mind. I am sure that Ruth Davidson will be on the phone to them, because she seems to think that she is going to beat me in my constituency at the next general election�[Hon. Members: �Hear, hear!�] I wouldn�t get too excited, because the person they sent last time did not succeed, and that was before this fiasco unfolded.

I shall get back to my main point, which is the legitimate concern of Conservative Members that what is happening today might set an unfortunate precedent. I say to them that we are in extremis today because of the Government�s failure to govern properly. Nothing in this sorry, chaotic fiasco of Brexit should set a precedent for anything we do in the future. What we are doing today, we are doing only because we are in extremis.

3.44 pm

About this proceeding contribution

Reference

657 cc1091-2 

Session

2017-19

Chamber / Committee

House of Commons chamber
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