Does my hon. Friend also accept that the Secretary of State then brings himself into the quagmire of disagreement in the Executive, and will increasingly find himself—as has happened on a number of occasions when legislation has come to Westminster—put under pressure by one particular political party, with all the threats of “If you do not act in the way that you are enabled to act and we want you to act, there will be consequences”?
Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]
Proceeding contribution from
Sammy Wilson
(Democratic Unionist Party)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 12 October 2022.
It occurred during Speaker's statement
and
Debate on bills on Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords].
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