[Albert Owen in the Chair] — Trade Union Funding

Part of the debate – in Westminster Hall at 10:36 am on 29 February 2012.

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Photo of Alec Shelbrooke Alec Shelbrooke Conservative, Elmet and Rothwell 10:36, 29 February 2012

I would not say that my hon. Friends are on a different planet from me; their arguments just have a different emphasis. Many Government Members believe in trade unions, and find it demeaning to be compared to the Third Reich. It demeans Mr Anderson, who said that we were going the same way as Hitler by trying to remove the trade unions. That devalues the debate today, which is about where the funding comes from.