I do not want to get into hypotheticals, but what I will say is that the pre-2011 position worked extremely well. There is a reason why it worked well and it was proven to have functioned correctly. We seek to go back to a proven, tried and tested system, which works in a whole variety of different circumstances, not every one of which can be easily expostulated.
Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Michael Ellis
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 14 March 2022.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill.
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