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HANSARD Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesIf the debate descends into a shouting match, Mr Speaker, we lose the principle that is there to defend all of us, including all the Conservative Members. We are not claiming a…21 Apr 2022HANSARD Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesI will give way in just a minute. We already know that he has a case to answer. The Prime Minister said that no rules were broken, but more than 50 fines for breaching the rules…21 Apr 2022HANSARD Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesI thank the right hon. Gentleman for that intervention; I will try to keep within those parameters and elevate this debate to the principles that we apply when we debate in this…21 Apr 2022HANSARD Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesThat is very important. We have these procedures to hold us all to the rules of the House, and it is very important that they are applied in the right way with the right…21 Apr 2022HANSARD Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesI will make some progress and try to come back to hon. Members when I can. The conventions and the traditions that we are debating are not an accident. They have been handed down…21 Apr 2022HANSARD Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesI am sorry for the loss in the hon. Member’s family. We all send our condolences. I know how difficult it has been for so many during this period. In relation to the substantive…21 Apr 2022HANSARD Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesAgain, I express my sadness at the loss that the hon. Member and his family have endured. I was particularly struck—I think we all were—by how he spoke about that in this House…21 Apr 2022HANSARD Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesI will in a minute; I have given way a lot and I want to make some progress, but I will try to come back to the hon. Member.21 Apr 2022HANSARD Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesI agree. We have a duty here today, in relation to this motion and these principles. If we fail in that duty, the public will not forgive and forget, because this will be the…21 Apr 2022HANSARD Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesI will take one more intervention and then I will make some progress.21 Apr 2022HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. The Prime Minister’s comments on Tuesday night to his Back Benchers were briefed to journalists by his spokesperson. Those comments were…21 Apr 2022HANSARD Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesThat is a really important and powerful point, because if we do not pass this motion and take this opportunity to restate the principles, we are all complicit in allowing the…21 Apr 2022HANSARD Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesI am grateful for that intervention, because it raises a very serious point. A lot of our conventions, rules and traditions are based on the principle of honour and on the fact…21 Apr 2022HANSARDEngagementsThat is how the right hon. Gentleman operates: a mealy-mouthed apology when the cameras roll; a vicious attack on those who tell the truth as soon as the cameras are off. He…20 Apr 2022HANSARDEngagementsThe state of it—the party of Peel and Churchill reduced to shouting and screaming in defence of this lawbreaker. [ Interruption. ]20 Apr 2022HANSARDEngagementsI join the Prime Minister in wishing Her Majesty a happy birthday. Why did the Prime Minister’s press secretary Allegra Stratton have to resign from her job?20 Apr 2022HANSARDEngagementsYesterday’s apology lasted for as long as the Prime Minister thought necessary to be clipped for the news. But once the cameras were off, the Prime Minister went to see his Back…20 Apr 2022HANSARDEngagementsI think the Prime Minister will find that Mr Corbyn does not have the Whip. I think that is a no, then. It is pathetic. He never takes responsibility for his words or actions. […20 Apr 2022HANSARDEngagementsThese are strange answers from a man who yesterday claimed to be making a humble apology. Does the Prime Minister actually accept that he broke the law?20 Apr 2022HANSARDEngagementsAllegra Stratton laughed at breaking the rules. She resigned. The Prime Minister then claimed he was “furious” at her behaviour and accepted her resignation. Professor Neil…20 Apr 2022