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HANSARDBelfast: Violent DisorderMonday night’s attack was disgusting and barbaric. The victim suffered serious injuries to his neck and lost an eye. I am sure that the thoughts of the whole House are with him. I…10 Jun 2026HANSARDIllegal MigrationNigerian illegal immigrant Gift Oladele was recently jailed for the brutal rape of a teenage girl. He dragged her into isolated woods, leaving her terrified, and she now has…08 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe “Police Anti-Racism Commitment”, a copy of which I have here, published in March 2025 by the National Police Chiefs’ Council, asks police to reverse engineer the same arrest…08 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Home Secretary still gives no clear answer. We have repeatedly raised serious concerns with the Government’s Islamophobia definition. South Wales police has now instructed…08 Jun 2026HANSARDMurder of Henry NowakI thank the Home Secretary, and you, Mr Speaker, for ensuring that the Government came to the House today. The murder of Henry Nowak is devastating for his family. He was an…02 Jun 2026HANSARDSouthport InquiryI thank the Home Secretary for advance sight of her statement. Let us remember the three victims of this savage attack—Bebe King, aged just six; Elsie Dot Stancombe, aged seven;…13 Apr 2026HANSARDHatzola Ambulance AttackAs always, I thank the Minister for advance sight of his statement. This was a hideous antisemitic attack on a charity that provides ambulance services not just for the Jewish…23 Mar 2026HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Recorded CrimeI recently met Siobhan Whyte, the mother of Rhiannon. Rhiannon was brutally murdered by Sudanese illegal immigrant Deng Majek, who stabbed Rhiannon 23 times. Majek arrived by…23 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have come to the House directly from Golders Green, where I have visited the scene of the appalling attack on the Hatzola ambulance service. I strongly urge the Home Secretary…23 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI will pursue these questions with the Security Minister, when he gives his statement later. Media reports suggest that the Home Secretary is under pressure from the former Deputy…23 Mar 2026HANSARD Protest PolicingI fully support a ban on this march. The police assessment of the risk is right, and, in fact, I wrote to the commissioner a week ago urging for exactly this ban. However, the…11 Mar 2026HANSARDImmigration Policy(Urgent Question): To ask the Home Secretary if she will make a statement on her recently announced immigration policy.09 Mar 2026HANSARDImmigration PolicyIt is disappointing the Government did not come here voluntarily to announce their policies, and I notice that there was no apology, but given the scale of their failure, this is…09 Mar 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportI will happily give way quite a lot, but I have not even started, and I have given way a couple of times already. I was going to start by echoing the Minister’s tribute to police…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportThe Policing Minister, who is my constituency neighbour, has referenced the different kinds of people in the police workforce and how police chiefs should have flexibility.…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Let me—11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportGo on. This will be good.11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportThe last Government left office with record police numbers. In March 2024, at the time of the last recruitment intake, there were 149,769 officers by headcount, the highest number…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportGoodness me, this is already becoming very congested, but I cannot possibly resist my right hon. Friend’s entreaty.11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportIt is true that Labour Members forget to mention the record police numbers in March 2024 or the reduction in crime—which was, in fact, more than 50% over the period.11 Feb 2026