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Fixed-term Parliaments Bill

No, I won't. Not to you. The Liberal Democrats' policy was for four-year fixed-term Parliaments, but unfortunately the coalition has hijacked a sensible and progressive idea, amended it for its own means and tried to rush through legislation preventing a proper, wide-ranging debate on an important —[Hon. Members: ““Give way!””] I shall not give way to the hon. Gentleman. He has been in charge of timetabling the Bill, and if he had wanted to speak, he should have allowed more time for debate. Once again, we will rely on the other place to inject a sense of fairness—
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
521 c797-8 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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