My hon. Friend is absolutely right. Our approach to the dissolution of Parliament and the calling of elections before the Fixed-term Parliament Act was robust, successful and effective and ensured that our democracy worked as it should. What we are doing is ensuring that those tried and tested procedures are restored, and in so doing not just fulfilling our manifesto pledge, but—and it was a pleasure to do so—fulfilling the manifesto pledge of the right hon. Member for Islington North (Jeremy Corbyn) and making sure that democracy in that way is underpinned.
Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Michael Gove
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 6 July 2021.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill.
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