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Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill

I agree with my hon. Friend absolutely; he has made that point very well. That is another good title for MPs: the advocate of last resort—the people's advocate. Well, in my case, I would be their last resort because of the inarticulacy of my advocacy! But that is the nature of the job, and it is no use complaining or saying that it is beneath our dignity to tackle all these problems. It is no use doing as Enoch Powell used to do when anyone raised an issue—
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
516 c1055 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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