charles walker said he was not afraid to cross swords with the government.id to cross swords with the government. i am no friend of the front bench. i thrash them and i lash them on a regular basis. but madam deputy speaker, try as i might, i cannot work myself up into a lather about this. "great power grab two, the sequel. "the return. "then they came for our committees". this is an incredible, totally undemocratic power grab from a government that does not command a majority in this house. in the end, the government got its way by 320 votes to 300. now, to other news from parliament this week. at prime minister's questions, theresa may and the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, argued over who was acting in the interests of "ordinary people". mr corbyn quoted remarks the chancellor, philip hammond, reportedly made to the 1922 committee of backbench conservative mps. last week at the 1922 committee meeting, he told conservative mps... he told conservative mps, "look at us, no mortgage, "everybody with a pension, and never had more money in the current account".