My hon. Friend is getting to the nub of the issue. The reason why the Government failed to put the past two boundary commission reviews to the House of Commons was that their stubbornness in sticking to 600 seats meant that they would not be carried. The fault lay with the Prime Minister rather than with the House of Commons. That is the real problem.
Parliamentary Constituencies Bill
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Lord Spellar
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 14 July 2020.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Parliamentary Constituencies Bill.
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