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HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, I thank both noble Lords for their comments about the role of the Prime Minister. I know that the pride in how the Prime Minister has acted has not been confined to this…04 Mar 2025HANSARDUkraineI am not sure I got the last part of the noble Lord’s question.04 Mar 2025HANSARDUkraineI would hesitate to guess what President Trump’s intention is. We have been clear that our support for Ukraine is unwavering, but we do not know yet what is involved in the pause,…04 Mar 2025HANSARDUkraineThe noble Baroness is right: we have to redouble our efforts. President Macron and the Prime Minister in particular are working on a plan at some pace. I do not know the details…04 Mar 2025HANSARDUkraineThe noble Baroness’s description of the Prime Minister’s “performance” and of him feeling that he has to say things do not do justice to the gravity of the situation. It is not a…04 Mar 2025HANSARDUkraineI am grateful to the right reverend Prelate. I think that most people are not aware of the depth and breadth of the support for Ukraine. He made a powerful point on training and…04 Mar 2025HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, there are two points there. First, the strategic defence review is coming up, and we will have the response of the noble Lord, Lord Robertson, who is not here at the…04 Mar 2025HANSARDUkraineI am grateful to the noble Lord. He is right, and it is at times like these that any Prime Minister would be tested to ensure that we get the best for our country. The first duty…04 Mar 2025HANSARDUkraineThe noble Lord is right—and I do not want to say anything more about the pause at this stage, because we simply do not know enough, and we do not know the impact of President…04 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillThe noble Baroness has made her point. There are times in life when you have to seize opportunities to make things happen and, sometimes, if you fail to take that opportunity,…03 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI am sorry to interrupt the noble Lord—I always enjoy listening to his entertaining contributions—but we are discussing a specific amendment at the moment. He is making comments…03 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI am sorry to interrupt the noble Lord, but I think he said “the late Lord Irvine”; I remind him that the noble and learned Lord is not late.03 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, this has been an interesting discussion, but for me, it feels like a lesson in failure. It was a failure of the noble Lord, Lord Grocott, who was not able to get his…03 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI do not accept that at all. There is no change whatever in the powers of the Prime Minister at that point. I have explained the process. I think the noble Earl is saying that it…03 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, it is an interesting group of amendments and I praise the ingenuity of the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, and the noble Viscount, Lord Trenchard, in coming up with their…03 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to noble Lords for their amendments and for the comments that have been made. I think I can offer some of the reassurance that is sought. Certainly, in…03 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI think the noble Lord labours the point a bit. I will address the amendments before us today and, in due course, as we move on, there will be other issues to discuss as well. I…03 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI hate to intervene on noble Lords, but I do so because I do not like to be misrepresented by the noble Lord, or any other noble Lord in this House. I did not say that noble Lords…03 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I am grateful for the comments that have been made and for the different tone from the noble Lord, Lord True, which I welcome. I will just say one thing. The noble Lord…03 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillThe noble Lord is very sensitive. It was not a rebuke; it was more of an observation that his comments went wider. I think he would agree that he wanted very much to know what…03 Mar 2025