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Succession to the Crown Bill

Proceeding contribution from Edward Leigh (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Monday, 28 January 2013. It occurred during Debate on bills on Succession to the Crown Bill.

I do not understand the Minister’s point—that if the two amendments were passed, it could result in a constitutional crisis or somebody supplanting somebody else. If she does not mind my saying so, this seems like an argument invented by civil servants. It is over-complicating the situation, when the fact remains that under this Bill the eldest daughter or son, whoever comes first, is going to succeed. All my hon. Friend the Member for North East Somerset (Jacob Rees-Mogg) is doing through the amendments is to prevent them from being disbarred from the throne because of something that might have happened in their childhood. That is what he is saying: it is very clear; it is not very complicated.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
557 c722 
Session
2012-13
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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