Late at night without any consultation with the opposition and in the hope that nobody notices, is frankly, and i hope the leader of the house understand this concept, not cricket. It is to admit that rather than when the case for this bill as it stands, the executive wa nts bill as it stands, the executive wants no challenge to it at all. And that, whether you think this is a good thing or not, should be a concern for all of us in this house because if we let this lie, it will become Standard Practice in the future. This is not the first time the government, when backed into a corner, has tried such a measure. It didnt also on the 24th of october last year with legislation on Northern Ireland. Thankfully, then the government saw sense and agreed to restore it, which is what amendment see c will do. It simply puts back the concept of fair play in this house by restoring our Standing Orders as they would be for any other piece of legislation and in doing so, it prepares both our rule bo
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