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European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

Proceeding contribution from Lord Rooker (Labour) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 25 April 2018. It occurred during Debate on bills on European Union (Withdrawal) Bill.

My Lords, I do not think it should go unremarked in this short debate, where there is a Northern Ireland connection, that in neither House of this Parliament are there any representatives of the nationalist community and yet, in this House, we have members of the DUP who never, ever give a view. They claim to represent the majority in Northern Ireland—the leader today has threatened the Prime Minister, if she deviates, with deselection—but, at the same time, there is something wrong with the debate, because we are not fully representative. Why do we have these people in this House who never give a view, and yet their views are important? I just think it is worth putting this on the record.

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Reference

790 c1608 

Session

2017-19

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber

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