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At the moment I save the House of Commons from having Dennis Skinner as father of the house by 25 minutes

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Source: Said in an interview with the Guardian's Peter Walker, 27 June 2019. Walker, Peter (27 June 2019) Ken Clarke: a parliamentary career spanning nearly 50 years in the Guardian. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
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