The hon. Gentleman is making a thoughtful speech. He has spoken of the poisoned chalice, but what about Margaret Thatcher in 1983 and 1987, and Tony Blair in 2001 and 2005? Is he suggesting that partisan considerations were not at play in the choice to go after four rather than five years in those four cases?
Repeal of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011
Proceeding contribution from
Stephen Twigg
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 23 October 2014.
It occurred during Backbench debate on Repeal of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011.
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