I think we can get respect for Parliament back providing governments and oppositions are frank.
John Major
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- It is time to return to core values, time to get back to basics , to self-discipline and respect for the law, to consideration for the others, to accepting responsibility for yourself and your family - and not shuffling it off on other people and the state.
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