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Points of Order

I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his attempted point of order. With his customary force and clarity, he has put his views on the record. I must say to him and to the House that I was, of course, listening very carefully to what the Leader of the Opposition said—I always listen carefully to what every right hon. and hon. Member says—and my distinct recollection is that he referred to his disagreement with the views of Mr. Foot on the subject of nuclear disarmament—[Interruption.] Will the right hon. Member for Rotherham (Mr. MacShane) let me finish? [Interruption.] Order. I will deal with this. The right hon. Gentleman has asked me for a ruling, and he is going to get it. He ought to listen to my ruling, which I hope the House will do as well. The Leader of the Opposition said that he disagreed with Mr. Foot's views on nuclear weapons and on the Soviet Union, but he certainly did not accuse him of supporting the Soviet Union— ... Order. I do not want to get into any further debate on the matter, and I do not think that the right hon. Gentleman seriously expects me to do so.