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" I do strongly believe myself that members of the government who sit in the House of Lords should be accountable to the elected House because otherwise there is a democratic deficit, and that is wrong. "

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" I think the state opening of Parliament is an incredibly important occasion, and broadly speaking, the way in which it's done is an invaluable tradition. "

" I pride myself on being courteous to people, and trying to fashion good relations. "

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" I'm not psychic. I cannot know what is in the mind of particular public figures. "

" Lying to a committee is a very grave abuse, and there ought to be a clear punishment. "

" If you asked me if I'd rather be Speaker or a very senior minister, I'd say Speaker. "

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" I don't think that people are disinterested or uninterested in politics. I think very often they are disengaged from the formal political process. To some extent they are suspicious or even despairing of formal politics as a means to give expression and effect to what they want. "

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" Sally is my wife, but not my chattel or my property. "

" Even youngish men can acquire wisdom as time goes by. "

" I've never been much given to little social cliques. "

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" It is quite wrong for party conferences to be used as an excuse for the Commons not to sit. Conferences could be held at weekends. "

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" If someone is being very cheeky, it can be quite fun to deal with that situation. "

" I was proud to be a Tory Member of Parliament for twelve years, proud to represent Buckingham as a Tory, proud to have voted with my party 99% of the time as the record shows. "