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HANSARDEngagementsMay I start by wishing the Prime Minister well on his trip to the White House? It will not be an easy meeting, but we are all behind him for the sake of our national interest. It…26 Feb 2025HANSARD Future Skills Programmes: UniversitiesI have listened to the Minister’s speech. I was really impressed by all that she and her colleagues are doing, and I am delighted to know that she studied at Kingston…26 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence and SecurityI thank the Prime Minister for advance sight of his statement. Three years ago, Putin began his brutal full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and as we watched Russian missiles rain down…25 Feb 2025HANSARDEngagementsEighty years ago this week, the allies began a pincer movement against German forces between the Ruhr and the Rhine. British and Canadian troops attacked from the north, Americans…12 Feb 2025HANSARDEngagementsIt seems to me that, given the way in which President Trump and his ally Musk are operating, they need to hear of strong measures and hear strong words even from their allies. Let…12 Feb 2025HANSARDEngagementsCan I associate myself with the Prime Minister’s remarks about the terrible murder of the 15-year-old in Sheffield and say that we support any effective action against knife crime…05 Feb 2025HANSARDEngagementsI am grateful for that reply. The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions wrote to me and was not interested in engaging, so I hope the Prime Minister will be. Turning to foreign…05 Feb 2025HANSARDEngagementsI take this opportunity to thank the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust for all its work in commemorating the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, and to say what a…29 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsLast week, the Prime Minister told me that it would be three years before social care reforms can be implemented. Now he is saying that urgent hospital rebuilds will take more…29 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsI echo the Prime Minister’s opening remarks about the Southport killings and Holocaust Memorial Day, and I particularly join him in expressing our immense relief at the release of…22 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsI still do not think the Prime Minister is giving social care reform the priority that it needs. It is urgent, so I will keep coming back to that to hold him to account. Turning…22 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsI continue to be disappointed by the Prime Minister’s position on social care, and I am going to keep coming back to this issue, because unless we fix it, we will not fix the NHS.…15 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsMay I echo the words of the Prime Minister about President Biden? I hope that his team and the team of President-elect Trump can work together to bring the peace in Gaza that we…15 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsHappy new year, Mr Speaker. I join others in offering my personal condolences to the Prime Minister on the loss of his brother. May I take this opportunity to express my sadness…08 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsIf the Government do not bring in long-term social care reforms this year, their NHS reforms in this Parliament will fail, so I hope the Prime Minister will revisit the timetable.…08 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsI join the Prime Minister in his praise and best wishes for our armed forces and emergency services, and I join others in wishing you, Mr Speaker, a happy Christmas, along with…18 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsI wish the Prime Minister a happy Christmas. I thank him for allowing the young carers choir to sing outside No. 10, and I hope that he and the staff enjoyed it. Our song is…18 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsI thank the Prime Minister for that reply and hope that we can continue to work on a cross-party basis regarding Britain’s role in securing peace and stability in the middle east.…11 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsWhile Syrians are rejoicing at the overthrow of the brutal Assad regime, many people there and around the world are worried about what comes next, as indeed the Prime Minister…11 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsI am disappointed in that reply and hope that the Prime Minister will reflect on Labour’s policy. Moving on to another pressing subject, more than 3 million people have been stuck…04 Dec 2024