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unfavourably. i thank my honourable friend that intervention, unfavourably. i thank my honourable friend that intervention, she - unfavourably. i thank my honourable friend that intervention, she is - friend that intervention, she is absolutely right. not only did hr or cheddarformer prime absolutely right. not only did hr or cheddar former prime minister on, but the isle of wight member says, they got rid of him in the prime minister last year, that is only after propping him up for a considerable amount of time. in conclusion mr speaker, standards matter. rules matter. parliament matters. respect for truth, matter. rules matter. parliament matters. respect fortruth, behaving honourably, abiding by our rules, respecting our processes, this all matters. why? because without this, we are nothing. and if we are nothing, we are failing democracy, and we are failing the people we have been elected to represent. if we lose a trust, if they stop believing in democracy, our abilities to ser