I suppose that the hon. Gentleman thought that he was either funny or clever, but that view may not be shared generally. In reply to that part of his speech which I was able to disentangle as being interrogatory, 1 am aware that I am no longer Leader of the Opposition, and I think that it is fairly generally understood. I am aware, also, that no Prime Minister of any party entering into important negotiations of this kind would feel free in advance to say everything he may wish to say in the negotiations.

Since the hon. Gentleman and all of us had the experience for a very long time past that we could hardly get any straight answers about what had happened in negotiations when we asked for them when the negotiations had been completed, I am sure he will agree with the line I took on Monday in this matter.