It is deplorable how lily-livered we are being when it comes to the safety of our children.
Does she also recall that in opposition her party commented so severely on this test that it is difficult for it to continue it without appearing to be lily-livered?
Some people portray the process as one of appeasement, and suggest that there is something weak-kneed, lily-livered and intrinsically appeasing about engaging in a process of talk, words and jaw-jaw.
We do not need to be bullied into accepting provisions that may set dangerous precedents, by accusations that we are lily-livered or on the side of the criminal.