Oral Answers to Questions — Rule of Law (Lord Chancellor's Speech)

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 18 Rhagfyr 1973.

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Photo of Mr Norman Lamont Mr Norman Lamont , Kingston upon Thames 12:00, 18 Rhagfyr 1973

Are not Labour Members rather late when they complain that they have not been urging people to break the law when only a few weeks ago the right hon. Member for Bristol, South-East (Mr. Benn) was pleading the cause of conscientious objection to man-made law? Is not this further borne out by the letter written by the leader of the Greater London Council to the Leader of the Opposition about the Labour Party undermining our democratic law-making procedures? Whom does the Prime Minister think does more harm to the Labour Party—the right hon. Member for Bristol, South-East urging people to break the law, or the Leader of the Opposition creating a spurious unity and pretending that there are no such people in his party?