My hon. Friend puts the context of all this admirably well.

The hon. Gentleman is a compatriot of mine and is no stranger to the wizardry of rhetoric.

My hon. Friend puts the context of all this admirably well.

The hon. Gentleman is a compatriot of mine and is no stranger to the wizardry of rhetoric.

My hon. Friend knows our right hon.

The hon. Lady makes a proper point, but there is another important distinction to be drawn between today’s scenario and the Iraq war.

It is very easy, in the eye of a storm, to cast caution to the winds and throw away sensible and well worked out convention.

My hon. Friend knows our right hon.

The hon. Lady makes a proper point, but there is another important distinction to be drawn between today’s scenario and the Iraq war.

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