My Lords, I remain very puzzled by the noble Lord’s explanation. Surely, Mr Clegg simply messed up the negotiation. He was in a very strong position indeed to get anything he wanted into the coalition agreement and he missed the opportunity to get STV on this ballot paper.
Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Howarth of Newport
(Labour)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 15 November 2010.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill.
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