Is my hon. Friend not in danger of being so learned as to confuse himself about his own amendment? The sovereignty of Parliament was not created by an Act of Parliament, and it has never depended on an Act of Parliament. How can its restatement in an Act of Parliament given any real added value to its legitimacy?
European Union Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Malcolm Rifkind
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 11 January 2011.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on European Union Bill.
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