I make one brief point following the comments of the noble Lord, Lord Martin. Surely in a coalition Government the Prime Minister could not do what his partner, the Deputy Prime Minister, did not wish him to do. So why are we here?
Fixed-term Parliaments Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Cormack
(Conservative)
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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