| Ideas that raced through his head, as a backbencher, became concrete legislation once he held the Ministerial reins. |
| That said, a long-serving backbencher who never asks the government anything is probably a strong hint that they are a talentless time-server. |
| I ask that every Liberal backbencher look at the cruelty to animals legislation and the firearm legislation. |
| All I ask now is that I be allowed to continue my constituency and Parliamentary work and responsibilities as a backbencher. |
| And as a backbencher you will need to allow your successors to get on with that task without undue interference. |
| Associating the stolid backbencher with a tax haven based in an exotic Caribbean location requires quite a feat of imagination. |
