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HANSARDEngagementsI have to disagree with the Prime Minister on that—we are now debating this issue. Here is an issue on which I hope the Prime Minister will agree with me. The European convention…03 Sept 2025HANSARDEngagementsMay I associate myself with the Prime Minister’s words about the shocking Afghan data breach under the previous Government, which was kept secret for three years? He will have our…16 Jul 2025HANSARDEngagementsI thank the Prime Minister for that reply. I hope that we will see more action to tackle antisemitism. Turning to the middle east, the world is looking on in horror at the scenes…16 Jul 2025HANSARDEngagementsI thank the Prime Minister for his reply. We want to work across the House to fix the mess that the Tories left, but we do not want another welfare-style mess this time; we have…09 Jul 2025HANSARDEngagementsMay I associate myself and my party with the Prime Minister’s comments about the horrifying terrorist bombing of 7/7 here in London? Our thoughts are with the victims, their…09 Jul 2025HANSARDEngagementsThe House and Labour Back Benchers will note that the Prime Minister did not answer my question. Moreover, if he looked at our proposals for welfare reform to cut down the bill,…02 Jul 2025HANSARDEngagementsYesterday, the Government were asking the House to vote for a law that would mean that someone with a condition such as Parkinson’s or multiple sclerosis would qualify for a…02 Jul 2025HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsI thank the Prime Minister for early sight of his statement. The Liberal Democrats agree that it would have been wrong to leave an empty chair in front of the Union Jack at the…26 Jun 2025HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister knows that he has a fairer and better way of funding NHS investment, and I regret the fact that he did not answer my question about care, but let us move on.…11 Jun 2025HANSARDEngagementsLet me join others in wishing you a belated many happy returns for yesterday, Mr Speaker. Let me also welcome the Government’s sanctions on two Ministers in the Netanyahu…11 Jun 2025HANSARDEngagementsI had hoped the Prime Minister would now be beginning to see the sort of man Trump is and start getting tough on him, so we will come back to this issue. I welcome the Prime…04 Jun 2025HANSARDEngagementsI start by welcoming reports that the Chancellor will give winter fuel payments to more pensioners this winter, although because we still await the details, we will reserve our…04 Jun 2025HANSARDEngagementsI think that I welcome what the Prime Minister has said, but we will look at the details. I hope that he will use some of these new proceeds to help others, like carers. The…21 May 2025HANSARDEngagementsCan I associate myself with the Prime Minister’s remarks about the terrible fire in Bicester last Thursday? I know from my hon. Friend the Member for Bicester and Woodstock (Calum…21 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitI associate myself with the Prime Minister’s remarks about the appalling situation in Gaza. When he is working with our French and Canadian colleagues to put pressure on…20 May 2025HANSARDEngagementsOn behalf of my party, may I offer heartfelt congratulations to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV? May I also offer our support to the Prime Minister and his family after the appalling…14 May 2025HANSARDEngagementsI thank the Prime Minister for that reply. It is a good first step, but we will still see people earning more in Amazon warehouses and supermarkets than in care homes, and that…14 May 2025HANSARDEngagementsI am disappointed by that answer, and I will keep coming back to hold the Prime Minister to account. People also want a Government who will stand up for our country against Donald…07 May 2025HANSARDEngagementsAs we celebrate 80 years since Britain led our allies to victory over fascism, I pay tribute on behalf of the Liberal Democrats to all those who struggled and sacrificed so much…07 May 2025HANSARDEngagementsOn behalf of my party, may I send our congratulations to Mark Carney and the Liberal party of Canada on their historic victory? We wish them well, as Canada continues to stand up…30 Apr 2025