House of Commons
4 September 2026
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House of Commons
00:37 - 00:42
Speaker 1
Order, order. Madam Speaker, I beg to move that this House do now sit in private.
00:42 - 02:01
Speaker 2
Point of order, Ruth Jones. The question is that the House do now sit in private. As many as are of that opinion say Aye. Of the contrary, No. Division, clear the lobby.
The question is as on the order paper. As many as are of that opinion say Aye. Of the contrary, No. Tellers for the Ayes, Katrina Murray, Adam Thompson. Tellers for the Noes, Rachel Hopkins, Harpreet Uppal.
14:21 - 14:58
And I have been somewhat discombobulated by the extraordinary amount of effort that has gone to getting into just six clauses before the House today. So I'm deeply indebted to the Government Whips' Office who have been extraordinarily helpful. I don't know what is happening to this Parliament. It's vastly more helpful than I was ever expected to be when I was a government whip. Anyway, equally, I'm equally indebted to the ministers and their private offices, and indeed to their parliamentary draftsmen.
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