The Minister is relying so strongly on the case that Parliament would have final control over whether the statement was acceptable, he must be assuming that each House has the capacity to turn down and reject the statement. Can we take it that he will not, in those circumstances, say that it is somehow unconstitutional for this House to say that the statement is in defiance of the principles of democracy and damaging to our electoral system?
Elections Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Beith
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Lords on Thursday, 10 March 2022.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Elections Bill.
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