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Business of the House

Again, my hon. Friend raises a very important point, and the Government will have to reflect on it. The assumption has always been that people would play fair and by the rules, with everyone working to shore up confidence and trust in our democracy. I agree that we need to restore confidence: the background to the matter is our deep concern about the money—the tens of millions of pounds—that should have gone to pay taxes, but which has gone to the Conservative party instead.