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Lord Caine (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 6 November 2024

Debate

Command Paper Safeguarding the Union

Contribution

My Lords, the Government’s manifesto committed to implementing the Windsor Framework in good faith, but it was silent on the Safeguarding the Union Command Paper. Does the noble Baroness acknowledge the enormous effort that went into Safeguarding the Union, which, taken in its entirety, was crucial to the restoration of devolved government in Northern Ireland in February? Will she commit to implementing Safeguarding the Union in all its parts? In 2021, the then leader of the Opposition stated: “I … believe in the United Kingdom and … want to make the case for the United Kingdom”. But in Belfast, days after becoming Prime Minister, he said that he would be an honest broker on the issue. Which is it?

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