Does the right hon. Gentleman accept, as he said earlier, that a serious democratic deficit exists at the moment in the making of laws by European institutions—in the Council of Ministers, by a majority vote, behind closed doors? None of his voters has any opportunity to intervene whatsoever, and it is done in a manner completely inconsistent with proper democratic procedures. Is that not the absolutely right reply to my hon. Friend the Member for North Dorset (Simon Hoare)?
Northern Ireland Protocol Bill
Proceeding contribution from
William Cash
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 27 June 2022.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Northern Ireland Protocol Bill.
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