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Who says "bear of very little brain" the most?

The most recent mentions of the exact phrase "bear of very little brain", grouped by speaker name.

Occurences Speaker Date range
9 Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville (Conservative) Jan 1999 – May 2011
3 Stephen Phillips MP (Conservative) Jul 2011 – Dec 2013
1 Lord Bridges of Headley (Conservative) - Chair, Economic Affairs Committee; Chair, Economic Affairs Committee Sep 2019
1 Stella Creasy MP (Labour/Co-operative) Oct 2017
1 Lord Freud (Conservative) Feb 2013
1 Lord Geddes (Conservative) - Member, Standing Orders (Private Bills) Committee (Lords) Apr 2016
1 Lord Mancroft (Conservative) - Member, Joint Committee on the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act; Member, Constitution Committee Feb 2021
1 Kevin Brennan MP (Labour) - Member, Culture, Media and Sport Committee; Member, Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and Disinformation; Member, Welsh Grand Committee; Member, Electronic Trade Documents Bill [HL] Second Reading Committee Jan 2019
1 Lord Randall of Uxbridge (Conservative) Nov 2020
1 Lord Skelmersdale (Conservative) Jan 2001
1 Lord Crickhowell (Conservative) Nov 2016
1 Sir John Cope MP Mar 1978

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