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Honours System (Reform) (27 Apr 2006)

Kelvin Hopkins: ...countries that fought hard for their independence and did not see the British empire as being benign in any sense. In fact, such people were often oppressed by it. Let us consider areas such as Iraq. The mischief that the British empire caused there is still affecting us today.

Adjournment (Whitsun) (26 May 2005)

Kelvin Hopkins: ...has meant that voters, particularly Labour voters, have forgiven the Government for other less popular policies. Even I have disagreed with Ministers and the Government on some issues. The Iraq war has already been mentioned, but when people came to vote, they put the pound in their pockets, their jobs, their secure homes and their schools and hospitals first in their reckoning. That is...

European Constitution (9 Sep 2004)

Mr Kelvin Hopkins: ...Turkey, but the Americans want Turkey to join because it would tie a Muslim country into the European Union. The membership of such a country, especially one that borders on the oil lands of Iraq and beyond, would be interesting for western strategic reasons. The right hon. and learned Member for Devizes (Mr. Ancram) tried to assert that the Conservative party had always supported...

Convention on the Future of Europe (20 Mar 2003)

Mr Kelvin Hopkins: ..., but this is an important point. Given that we shall have to be loyal to the Union's view, what would have happened if that had been the case this week? France and Germany take one view on the Iraq situation. Italy, Spain and Britain take another. Who would enforce loyalty on whom, and how would it be enforced?