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Invoked 1949 Parliament Act

The PM invoked the 1949 Parliament Act on three of the four occasions it has ever been used – thereby ignoring the will of the House of Lords.

Claim made by Peter Luff, Conservative MP for Mid-Worcesteshire, during the proceedings of the Commons Liaison Committee on 18th June 2007.
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Invoked 1949 Parliament Act
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