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HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the EUThe right hon. and learned Gentleman is making a strong point about the perils of no deal. Does he agree that the Government’s position on no deal is not just criminally reckless,…14 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUWhile the Prime Minister is happy to kick the can down the road for yet another two weeks, over 3 million EU nationals are living in appalling uncertainty. As it stands, the Home…12 Feb 2019HANSARDIntermediate-Range Nuclear Forces TreatyRussia is in violation of the INF treaty, it seems, but when someone breaks the law, the answer is not to repeal the law and, in the case of the UK Government, to support another…04 Feb 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018I rise to speak in favour of amendment (g) and to make the case that the amendment is vital in enabling Parliament to take control, frankly, from a Government who are in denial…29 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018Does the Prime Minister recognise that there is no solution in chasing fantasies? The EU has ruled this kind of option out many times. We cannot have an insurance policy based on…29 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for giving way, because he is making a really powerful case about what no deal could really look like. He says there could be food…29 Jan 2019HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for giving way with the customary courtesy that we all appreciate so much— Hansard could perhaps put “sarcasm” in brackets there. To…28 Jan 2019HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillThe right hon. and learned Lady is making a powerful case. When I finally got into Yarl’s Wood, what came over to me from my conversations with the women I met is the mental…28 Jan 2019HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Billrose —28 Jan 2019HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillDoes the Home Secretary recognise that ending freedom of movement is a huge loss for many people—not just for businesses and for our economy, but for families and friends here in…28 Jan 2019HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillThe hon. Gentleman is making a powerful point. I want to take him back to the threshold figure of £18,600, because it is so unfair, so unequal and so unjust. That is not even the…28 Jan 2019HANSARD Proxy VotingI join others in very much welcoming this important motion and the important step that is being taken. In the interests of keeping up momentum on the issue of reform, does the…22 Jan 2019HANSARDUN Climate Change Conference: Government ResponseIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Betts, and I again congratulate the hon. Member for Cardiff North (Anna McMorrin) on securing the debate. The UK has…16 Jan 2019HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentLast night’s defeat was an extraordinary humiliation for the Prime Minister. If ever there were a situation to be described as chickens coming home to roost, it was that, for it…16 Jan 2019HANSARDUN Climate Change Conference: Government ResponseI echo what others have said about the importance of this debate. I am grateful that the hon. Lady secured it; a number of us tried to, but she was the one who succeeded and I am…16 Jan 2019HANSARD Leaving the EUThe Prime Minister claims that the possibility of no Brexit would be a subversion of democracy. Is it not true that the real subversion of democracy is a Prime Minister who has…14 Jan 2019HANSARD Committee on Standards: Cox ReportOn the issue of the Committee’s willingness to remove any obligation on the standards commissioner to consult the Committee before going to the police, I welcome the Committee’s…07 Jan 2019HANSARDEU Withdrawal Agreement: Legal ChangesOnce again, a representative of the Government has come here to make a nebulous statement that can be summed up in three words: nothing has changed. It is groundhog day again. We…07 Jan 2019