Proceeding contribution from Stephen Hesford (Labour) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 12 March 2008. It occurred during Budget debate on AMENDMENT OF THE LAW.
AMENDMENT OF THE LAW
It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Altrincham and Sale, West (Mr. Brady), who was my MP for about 18 months when we first entered the House. It was interesting to watch him work in the local patch. It seems a long time since the debate kicked off. The Budget generates considerable brouhaha; there is a circus-comes-to-town aspect to it. Many commentators make suggestions and projections, but time and again most of those who do not agree with the projections in the Budget report turn out to be wrong. That brings to mind the response that the right hon. Member for Witney (Mr. Cameron) made to the Budget. At one point, he misled the House to this extent: he said that the—
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