Tristan Osborne

Tristan Osborne

Labour — Chatham and Aylesford

Speaking in the House of Commons on 28 March 2025

Debate

Water Bill

Contribution

Is there not an inherent contradiction here? I am not against the principle of citizens’ assemblies; my concern is the idea that they need to be formed by Parliament. Secondly, does the right hon. Gentleman not see an inconsistency between a party that has a mandate for delivering nationalisation, and handing these matters over to a citizens’ assembly for deliberation? Does he not see that there is an inherent contradiction between the two?

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