I am well aware that time is limited; you will be pleased to hear, Mr Speaker, that so too is my capacity for repeating arguments that I have made many times previously. My party believes that this Bill is wrong in principle and that in practice it will not achieve the aims that the Secretary of State believes, no doubt with great sincerity, that it will. We will therefore be joining the official Opposition in voting to support the Lords amendments.
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Richard Thomson
(Scottish National Party)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 6 September 2023.
It occurred during Debate on Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill.
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