David Norris (Independent)

It is a disgrace to commend the Government for its full co-operation. The amendment also expresses serious concern about the "opaque manner" in which the TDIP committee reached an inflated figure of suspicious aircraft and commends the Government for its policy of early and proactive engagement with the US authorities. What rubbish.

Condoleeza Rice is a busted flush and liar, as is George Bush. I have never been stopped from describing them as such in the House. These words have also been used in the British Parliament and Congress in Washington, while American citizens have stood outside the White House in recent days with banners emblazoned with the same words. The reason is that Ms Rice and President Bush are liars, and with poll ratings of 28% President Bush is a busted flush. This is a man who wanted to legitimise torture. The reason his Administration regards torture as legal is that Ms Condoleeza Rice, if she is a woman, stated during the bloodbath in Lebanon that what we were witnessing was the birth pangs——