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Licensing Act 2003

I look forward to my hon. Friend’s press release and seeing him pictured in one of his local kebab shops. The truth is that the Tory party has sacrificed long-term credibility for the prospect of winning the support of an agreed section of the population, or even the possibility of winning votes in the House. That is what the shadow Chancellor said when he was explaining why the Conservative party did so badly at the last general election. It seems from the speech of the right hon. Member for Maidenhead that not much has changed. We are left only with criticism and no positive alternatives. The truth is that the legislation that we are discussing is long overdue.