Did my hon. Friend notice the inconsistency of the Liberal Democrats on this matter? In January, they said it would be very wrong to reduce the 50p tax, but by March they were briefing that they were not ideologically wedded to the tax. Has this episode not demonstrated their powerlessness in government?
Finance Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Gloria De Piero
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 2 July 2012.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Finance Bill.
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