PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
THE CONSERVATIVE OPPOSITION (4 February 1998)
Motion Details
That this House appreciates the care and perception with which commentators in the serious media observe Parliamentary procedures and agrees with the judgment of the leading article in The Times of Wednesday 4 February that the Conservative Party's opposition to the Government in Parliament is 'overly intense and frenetic, obsessed with the short term, abrasive in presentation, trivial in the choice of material, and ultimately incredible'.
Sponsored by:
Lord Willis of Knaresborough (Liberal Democrat)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Liberal Democrat
26
68%
Labour
7
18%
Independent
3
8%
Non-affiliated
2
5%
Sponsor List (38 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lord Allan of Hallam
LD
Norman Baker
LD
Lord Beith
Lab
Mr David S. Borrow
LD
Tom Brake
LD
Mr Colin Breed
LD
Lord Bruce of Bennachie
LD
Paul Burstow
LD
Sir Vince Cable
Lab
Lord Campbell-Savours
Lab
Mr Michael Clapham
LD
Lord Cotter
Lab
Tom Cox
LD
Ed Davey
Kingston and Surbiton
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
LD
Mr Donald Gorrie
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
LD
Mr David Heath
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Lab
Mr Martyn Jones
LD
Mr Charles Kennedy
Lab
Dr Ashok Kumar
Ind
Mr Ken Livingstone
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
LD
Michael Moore
LD
Mr Mark Oaten
LD
Lembit Öpik
Lab
Mr Colin Pickthall
LD
Mr David Rendel
LD
Sir Bob Russell
LD
Mr Adrian Sanders
LD
Lord Stunell
Baroness Tonge
LD
Lord Tyler
LD
Lord Wallace of Tankerness
LD
Steve Webb
LD
Lord Willis of Knaresborough (Sponsor)
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