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Proceeding contribution from James Gray (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 15 May 2007. It occurred during Opposition day on Armed Conflict (Parliamentary Approval).

Armed Conflict (Parliamentary Approval)

The right hon. Gentleman is right that, had the vote in March 2003 been the only one, it would have constituted an unacceptable pistol held to Parliament’s head. However, there were two previous votes on Iraq—one as early as November. Despite amendments—I suspect that the right hon. Gentleman was one of the signatories to them—the House none the less agreed that we would effectively go to war.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
460 c509 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Accountability Armed forces Armed conflict Parliamentary procedure Parliamentary scrutiny Ministers Royal prerogative
Link
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