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12 October 2026·Rejoining the EUAs ever, I am incredibly grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his interventions. He speaks with passion and with some alacrity.
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12 October 2026·Rejoining the EUNot for the first time today, the hon. Gentleman has intervened from a sedentary position, and he says that that figure is a projection.
12 October 2026·Rejoining the EUIt is a pleasure, Mrs Barker, to serve under your chairship; I believe that it is for the first time, so it is a particular pleasure. I thank the hon. and learned Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Tony
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