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HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillThe hon. Lady has winked at me in such a beguiling way that of course I will give way to her.08 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillYou winked.08 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillIt was all going so well, wasn’t it? I agree with the hon. Lady that many people become incredibly frustrated when a Minister of any political persuasion delivers a speech that…08 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillMy hon. Friend is right, but I think people will look at it differently. I think that most people in this country come to an evaluation of an Administration, irrespective of which…08 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillMy hon. Friend is right. I think that the hon. Member for Crewe and Nantwich (Laura Smith) slightly misheard my hon. Friend the Member for St Albans (Mrs Main). My hon. Friend the…08 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillOf course, but let me just finish this point with my hon. Friend the Member for Banbury (Victoria Prentis). Where did we all learn that it was normal and expected to get out of…08 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillMy hon. Friend helps me and my hon. Friend the Member for Banbury by amplifying the point. I said earlier that I was born and brought up in Cardiff. One of my abiding memories was…08 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillI trust that my hon. Friend’s question was not a rhetorical one, but perhaps I can try to answer it. As far as socialism is concerned, it is absolutely fine until Labour Members…08 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for this fascinating tour de force on the period since 2010. If the Labour party in government was doing so fantastically well, growth was…08 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillGiven the heinousness of the charges that the shadow Minister has laid against Her Majesty’s Government, I presume that this is further grist to his party’s mill for a…08 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillThere is always a “but”, though. [ Interruption. ] My right hon. Friend the Financial Secretary to the Treasury says that my career has definitely gone now. I did not even know…08 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillI am grateful to the hon. Lady for her intervention. I am not entirely sure whether her support of me or my support of her has damaged her career more than it has damaged mine. We…08 Jan 2019HANSARDEU Withdrawal Agreement: Legal ChangesIf we want to leave with a deal—the Leader of the Opposition is right that that is the majority view in the House—and if we want to end uncertainty for our farmers, businesses and…07 Jan 2019