Our view is that the sensible way to deal with such a panic would be by a common statement from the leaders of the European countries that went rather along the lines of the Merkel statement. That may be the only way in practice to stop generalised panic. It did not happen, and it was not needed, but that would be the kind of recourse that Governments would have to undertake.
Banking Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Vincent Cable
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 14 October 2008.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Banking Bill.
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