The noble Baroness and her friends cannot possibly give an assurance that a circumstance will not arise not precisely the same as that which occurred between 2017 and 2019 but in which a simple majority could not be obtained for an election, because a majority of the House of Commons was content to stymie and hobble the Government and keep them in place in that paralysed state, which was what we saw in that unhappy time.
Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Howard of Lympne
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 9 February 2022.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill.
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Reference
818 c1590 
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2021-22
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2022-05-03 15:52:37 +0100
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