Graham Stuart

Graham Stuart

Conservative — Beverley and Holderness

Speaking in the House of Commons on 11 November 2026

Debate

Employers

Contribution

The slavish loyalty of the Minister has already been remarked upon, along with the courage that goes with defending the indefensible quite as often as he has done—always with wit and good humour. Could he address this particular point? The truth is that banks are a popular target to hit with the public and with Labour Members, but if there is actually less money to go to the pubs, restaurants and small businesses in my constituency and elsewhere, can he not accept that that multiple should give people pause for thought before they go for the easy, popular target and take it out of the big, fat, rich banks, if it turns out the small business in trouble will actually lose the credit it desperately needs?

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