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HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I am going to take the liberty of speaking on this amendment because the last time I spoke on an amendment tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Krebs, he said that he liked me…20 Jun 2023HANSARDElections: Voter IDI am quite surprised at that Answer, because initial reports suggest that thousands, if not tens of thousands, of people were not able to cast their votes. Of course, the really…13 Jun 2023HANSARDElections: Voter IDTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of voter ID rules on people’s ability to vote, and what plans they have to review these rules before…13 Jun 2023HANSARDPublic Order Act 1986 (Serious Disruption to the Life of the Community) Regulations 2023I actually told the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope of Craighead, that he should not have helped the Government. I am prepared to forgive him, from a sense of generosity,…13 Jun 2023HANSARDPublic Order Act 1986 (Serious Disruption to the Life of the Community) Regulations 2023Leave out all the words after “that” and insert “this House declines to approve the draft Public Order Act 1986 (Serious Disruption to the Life of the Community) Regulations 2023…13 Jun 2023HANSARDPublic Order Act 1986 (Serious Disruption to the Life of the Community) Regulations 2023There are two ironies here. The first is that I do not think for one moment that this piece of legislation is going to catch any more protesters. People who think that they are…13 Jun 2023HANSARDPublic Order Act 1986 (Serious Disruption to the Life of the Community) Regulations 2023Can the noble Lord tell me how I misled anyone? I think it has been the Labour Party that has misled people.13 Jun 2023HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, does the noble Baroness understand that, if the Bills were better when they came to the House, there would be fewer amendments and it would take less time to get them…08 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, this Bill is about removing rights and making life as miserable as possible for some of the most vulnerable and desperate people in the world. I find it impossible to…07 Jun 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I strongly support this Motion and I disagree with the noble Lord who has just spoken, because it is our job not to let things through that are actually dangerous or…06 Jun 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI support Motion C1. It is interesting, because all the constitutional arguments we heard earlier apply equally to this Motion. It gives Ministers the powers to delete or rewrite…06 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillBased on what?05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I signed the intention to oppose the Question that Clause 4 stand part of the Bill. I do not often say anything good about this Government but they do, at times, think…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillDoes the Minister understand that, if he answered the questions that your Lordships are asking, he would not experience this number of interventions? It is a rudeness not to…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords—sorry, we have had quite a lot of Tories, have we not?24 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I apologise to the noble Lord, Lord Kirkhope. It was an excess of enthusiasm in coming in after the noble Viscount, Lord Hailsham, and actually agreeing with him on…24 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillNo, they do not. That is not true.24 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillBefore the noble Lord sits down, I hesitate to butt into this very exciting conversation between some great legal minds. I will of course pore over it in Hansard tomorrow. The…24 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillIt was a joke.24 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillYes, go on.24 May 2023