Can I make the point that going beyond four years can be a double-edged sword for a Prime Minister? Margaret Thatcher was very shrewd in how she went after a strict four years, as was Tony Blair. We have seen what happened with five years, so it does not always work in a Prime Minister’s favour.
Fixed-term Parliaments Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Martin of Springburn
(Crossbench)
in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 15 March 2011.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Fixed-term Parliaments Bill.
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