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HANSARDEngagementsSome people have very short memories; the Tory-Lib Dem coalition cut legal aid but also brought in fees for employment tribunals. The then Minister for employment relations, the…10 Jul 2019HANSARDEngagementsAs I recall, it was this party that put down a motion to take no deal off the table. The managing director of Birds Eye says that no deal would add 20% to the price of some…03 Jul 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister should be aware that her deal was rejected three times by the House, and when something has been rejected three times, one might think about an alternative…03 Jul 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister could not get her own party to support it. The Opposition parties did not support it either. As the danger of no deal looms ever larger, JLR, Ford, Nissan,…03 Jul 2019HANSARDEngagementsWhy does the Prime Minister not speak to both candidates to succeed her and remind them that as they trade insults over no deal, thousands of jobs are at risk the more they…03 Jul 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe Labour party is about protecting jobs and living standards in this country, not crashing out without a deal. With tariffs up to 40% on some basic foodstuffs, will the Prime…03 Jul 2019HANSARDG20 and Leadership of EU InstitutionsI want to say thank you to my hon. Friend the Member for Swansea East (Carolyn Harris) for the fantastic campaign she has mounted and the comfort that she has brought to those who…03 Jul 2019HANSARDEngagementsWe made very clear what the danger of no deal is, and we will do everything to prevent a no-deal exit, because we know the damage it will do to jobs and living standards in this…03 Jul 2019HANSARDEngagementsI am sure the whole House will want to express its condolences to the families of the rail workers who were hit and killed by a train this morning in Port Talbot. There will…03 Jul 2019HANSARDEngagementsGermany, as an EU member state, has banned arms exports to Saudi Arabia, so has Denmark, and both the US Senate and House of Representatives have voted to ban arms exports as…26 Jun 2019HANSARDEngagementsI hope the whole House will welcome today’s mass climate lobby, which is coming to Parliament. We should be proud of it. This House, after all, became the first Parliament in the…26 Jun 2019HANSARDEngagementsThere is overwhelming evidence that war crimes are being committed in Yemen by Saudi Arabian forces—a state that flouts every human rights norm at home and abroad. Its Government…26 Jun 2019HANSARDEngagementsIf that is the case, why are the Government appealing the judgment instead of promoting a peace settlement in Yemen? Since 2016, for three years, UN experts have been saying that…26 Jun 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe Trade Secretary said there could not be a military solution to this conflict. Surely the Government should think on this and stop the sale of arms to Saudi Arabia. Just last…26 Jun 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister does not appear to understand the depth of feeling at the UN, Parliaments around the world or even the US Senate and the House. The UN itself has warned that by…26 Jun 2019HANSARDEuropean CouncilAnd we support it.24 Jun 2019HANSARDEuropean CouncilMr Speaker, I understand that it is 10 years this week since you assumed the Chair of the House. May I just say congratulations on the first 10 years and thank you for being such…24 Jun 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe legacy of this Tory Government is 10,000 firefighter jobs cut since 2010 and 40 fire stations closed, including 10 in London under the previous Mayor. The Prime Minister…19 Jun 2019HANSARDEngagementsToday does mark two years since the terrorist attack on Muslim people in Finsbury Park outside the mosque, and the murder of my constituent Makram Ali. With the far right on the…19 Jun 2019HANSARDEngagementsThat is all well and good, but just how long does it take to amend the Freedom of Information Act to make sure it applies to social housing run by housing associations as well as…19 Jun 2019