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Well, dissent is the tradition in America, and I've been on the side of dissent a good bit of my career, particularly in the last many years of the Republican Congress.

Bring it on. Dissent is central to any democracy.

The standing orders of the Parliamentary Party, however, apply to me, apply to every other Member of the Parliamentary Labour Party and they put into a context the way in which those rights to freedom of speech should be exercised.

Dialogue is the essence of parliamentary politics.

In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith.

In Parliament we debate on and we decide the laws that are going to govern the country.

I study how governments seek to stifle and control online dissent.

We are in a democracy, and I think for all issues, whatever matters that the opposition may have apprehension on, there is a forum, and it is called Parliament.

I've been in Parliament since 1983, and I've been involved in many issues over the time.

I think we can get respect for Parliament back providing governments and oppositions are frank.