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HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionThis is a Prime Minister who cannot be trusted. Having illegally prorogued Parliament for five weeks for his Queen’s Speech, he now abandons that Queen’s Speech. He got his deal…28 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionI simply say this to the Prime Minister: if he always obeys the law, why was he found guilty by the Supreme Court?28 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionAs I was saying, thanks to a Channel 4 “Dispatches” programme we learn that secret meetings— [Interruption.] Conservative Members might find this funny, but actually it is quite…28 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionWell, sorry seems to be the hardest word, doesn’t it?28 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionI thank my hon. Friend for her intervention, and for the stoic way in which she has dealt with the most appalling abuse that has been thrown at her. After the threats that she and…28 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. She is right. That is why many of us are very cautious about believing anything that the Prime Minister says. We want this tied down…28 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionThe Prime Minister claimed he would defend workers’ rights, but all the information in the Financial Times at the weekend suggests that he will not do that at all. I was talking…28 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionWe have said all along that we want no deal off the table. As there is so little trust in this Prime Minister, we will agree to nothing until exactly what is being proposed is…28 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionWhen no deal is off the table, when the date for an election can be fixed in law, and when we can ensure that students are not being disenfranchised, we will back an election so…28 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionI think this section is very important, so I will go through it again. Thanks to a Channel 4 “Dispatches” programme we learn that secret meetings have taken place between UK…28 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionNo. The Prime Minister spent £100 million—£100 million— on an advertising campaign to leave on 31 October, but failed to deliver. This is serious, Mr Speaker. The National Audit…28 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his intervention. I would put nothing past the Prime Minister. All I know is that we have an excellent Labour candidate in Uxbridge.28 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsTwo questions and we are still waiting for an answer, although we could do with a translation of the first part of the Prime Minister’s response. I hate to break it to the Prime…23 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister does not answer the question that I put to him, which was about environmental, consumer and workers’ rights. I am not surprised, because he once said that…23 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister has a habit of not answering any questions put to him. Northern Ireland will remain on single market rules within the EU on goods and agricultural products, and…23 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsI actually asked the Prime Minister which clause in the Bill protects our NHS, and obviously there is time for him to help us with an answer on that. He should also be aware that…23 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsI join others who have expressed their deep sadness at today’s news that 39 people have been found dead in a lorry container in Grays. Can we just think for a moment about what it…23 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsI really do wonder whether the Prime Minister has read clause 21 of his own Bill. The Good Friday agreement was one of the greatest achievements of this House, led by a Labour…23 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillIndeed. My hon. Friend represents a constituency that has suffered grievously from the Tory Government’s industrial non-strategy. SSI Redcar was closed down, and there are huge…22 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI commend my hon. Friend for what she says and the way she says it. We all represent people who voted in different directions in the referendum, or who did not vote at all. We all…22 Oct 2019