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Public Bodies Bill [Lords] (Programme) (No. 2)

I thank the hon. Gentleman for that helpful intervention. As so often happens, he sparkles in the Chamber and puts across his fabulous point of view in trying to give me problems with my own party. Had there been time, I would have explained to him that, just as Rome was not built in a day, so the port of Dover was not sold—[Hon. Members: ““Sold?””] I mean that it was not saved in a day. Work in progress takes a long time, and it is not always easy to get straight into the harbour to safeguard oneself from the storm. I am confident, however, that the ship is heading in the right direction—
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
534 c185 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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