That very civil servant's advice landed the last Government in court, where they lost. I met him in the week before the general election and said to him: ““You will lose in court because this is inaccurate advice on legal grounds, but in addition, it will not contribute to the conclusion of a negotiated settlement, and we'll be back again within weeks””—and we were.
Superannuation Bill
Proceeding contribution from
John McDonnell
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 13 October 2010.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Superannuation Bill.
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