Nomination of Members to Committees

Part of Business of the House (Today) – in the House of Commons at 10:03 pm on 12 September 2017.

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Photo of Eddie Hughes Eddie Hughes Conservative, Walsall North 10:03, 12 September 2017

Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. My contribution will be very short, but hopefully mildly insightful, because I think I know why Valerie Vaz did not take any interventions during her speech.

I am familiar with the hon. Lady’s constituency. We are constituency neighbours, and I frequently make incursions across the border, either for a curry or a pint, or to deliver leaflets. [Laughter] I often take the opportunity to speak to her constituents—I do not think I need to declare that to her before I nip over there for a pint—and I know that they will be utterly bewildered by what is going on this evening. They know, when they look at the TV, that we have a Conservative Prime Minister. They know that when they voted in the referendum, they voted for Brexit. They are looking at this Chamber and thinking, “Come on, chaps, just get on with it!” The hon. Lady knows full well that if she were to go back to Darlaston and explain this evening’s proceedings, they would say, “You are bonkers. Just get on with the job: that is why we elected you.”