Parliament is NOT being recalled – only the House of Commons
- Author: Toby
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Aug 9,2011
Earlier today the Prime Minister announced that Parliament was being recalled on Thursday to discuss the disturbances in London and elsewhere.
It turns out that this is not true.
Only the House of Commons is being recalled. Unusually, the House of Lords is not going to be sitting as well.
Apparently, Thomas Galloway Dunlop du Roy de Blicquy Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde, Leader of the House of Lords, was not keen ……
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2 Responses for "Parliament is NOT being recalled – only the House of Commons"
And Cameron has created how many new peers?
How many H o C MPs does he wish to remove?
Scrutiny isn’t in his lexicon.
Can you pursue your Home Office questions by post in the holiday?
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