1. Lord Falconer, 2017: the Lords has the right to reject a bill which wasn’t a manifesto promise.

3. Lord Falconer, 2015: under some circumstances the Lords can reject whatever bills it likes.

4. Lord Falconer, 2020-24: Lords must show “resistance” and “not compromise”.

6. Lord Falconer, 2018: “How very unattractive” when politicians change their constitutional theory of the House of Lords depending on whether they like a particular bill. x.com/LordCFalconer/…

Chief Treasury Secretary James Murray stares dead-eyed at Ed Conway who explains that Labour will raise taxes by more than any Parliament since the 70s.