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Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill

My Lords, I take this opportunity to set the record straight. Clauses 54 and 55 are important clauses on expulsion, and we wholly support them. We urged the Government to bring them forward but, quite rightly, they took the view that it was not possible for them to be passed today without a great deal of discussion and that that would imperil the whole of the Bill. I spoke about the rest of the Bill earlier today and I am not going to repeat the points that I made. However, the charges made by the noble Lord, Lord McNally, are completely empty and actually faintly shocking. After the noble Lord pleaded to be part of the discussions and the Government invited him in, in good faith, I find the sort of language that we have heard tonight disappointing from the leader of a political party in this House. I support the Government. Division on Clause 53 Contents 42; Not-Contents 98. Clause 53 disagreed. Amendment 30 not moved. Clause 54 : Removal of members of the House of Lords etc Clause 54 : Removal of members of the House of Lords etc Amendment 31 not moved. Amendment 32 Moved by