Sven lives up to rebel status
A STORMING week for Peter “Sven” Bone, who is fast becoming the go-to right wing Tory rebel. In recent weeks he has been curiously obsessed by who might run the UK in the event of his boss being, say, popped off by terrorists. On Tuesday, he turned his attentions to the Home Secretary, Theresa May, saying she could become a “national hero” by ignoring a European Court of Human Rights judgement and deporting terror suspect Abu Qatada back to Jordan.
Sven asked her: “We have a vicious, nasty terrorist. We have the Supreme Court who says send him home. We have a friendly Government. We have a gutsy Home Secretary . . . You could become a national hero if you leave this chamber, pick up the phone and order him to be sent back to Jordan tonight.”
The following day he was back with the most incisive backbench question of the day to David Cameron during PMQs: “Last Wednesday, the Commons rejected the Lords’ attempt to wreck the (Welfare) Reform Bill.
“On seven occasions, the Commons voted, the Prime Minister and Deputy PM voted but the children’s minister – the honourable member for Brent Central – refused to support the Government and has spoken against the policy. On occasion, I have spoken against the Government and not supported them, but I am not a Government minister.
“Why is she still a Government minister?”
Mr Cameron, who initially responded to his comment: “I thought he was going to say ‘Yet’,” added: “The honourable lady is a Government minister. She supports Government policy, as all Government ministers do.”
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