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Hansard, House of Commons, 6th series, vol. 89, col. 1157.
• Speech on the Westland affair (15 January 1986).
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If it is the case that one Department of this Government deliberately organised a leak to frustrate a Minister in the same Government, that is not only dirty tricks but a habit that is inimical to the practice of good government in this country.

— John Smith (Labour Party leader)

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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "If it is the case that one Department of this Government deliberately organised a leak to frustrate a Minister in the same Government, that is not only dirty tricks but a habit that is inimical to the practice of good government in this country." in the context of "Hansard, House of Commons, 6th series, vol. 89, col. 1157.
• Speech on the Westland affair (15 January 1986)." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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John Smith (Labour Party leader)

About John Smith (Labour Party leader)

John Smith QC (13 September 1938 – 12 May 1994) was a British Labour politician who served as Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party from July 1992 until his death from a heart attack in May 1994.