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Government of Wales Bill

My Lords, I hope the Minister will not mind my saying this, but his comments brought to mind something that happened during the 1970s. I went to Downing Street; the crowd were shouting ““Out”” to the Prime Minister, while his successor was already in No. 10. I remember thinking that that was rather amusing. Of course, one cannot just wander up to the door of No. 10 these days. I gleaned from what the Minister said that this was not a problem. Some people might not want to be First Minister—in fact, I suspect that there could be quite a number. I am sure it is not beyond the wit of the Presiding Officer to establish who is in that position and perhaps a successor could be found. I understand what the Minister is saying about the process. That is one way of doing it. I can imagine the tabloid headlines saying ““Crisis”” for a few weeks, and there might be a crisis of confidence in the Assembly. However, without more ado, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clause 78 [Sustainable development]: [Amendment No. 3 not moved.] Clause 95 [Scrutiny of proposed Orders in Council]:
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
684 c839-40 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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