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HANSARD Peter Mandelson: Government AppointmentThere are many ways of developing a culture for how to run the Government in No. 10. I was a witness to that in the years from the financial crash through to the defeat of the…21 Apr 2026HANSARD Peter Mandelson: Government AppointmentThose two Prime Ministers in particular—the chaotic and the exotic—left this country in a disastrous situation. I do think that a Prime Minister who comes to the House and implies…21 Apr 2026HANSARD Peter Mandelson: Government AppointmentNo, I will make progress; there are many Members on both sides wanting to speak. The hon. Member may well be pleased with some of the things I am going to say. I am developing an…21 Apr 2026HANSARD Peter Mandelson: Government AppointmentI have spoken in a previous debate about Labour Together, so I will let the right hon. Member’s comments stand for themselves. This was a faction that sought to change the Labour…21 Apr 2026HANSARDLocal Youth Services12. What discussions he has had with local authorities on the adequacy of the provision of local youth services.13 Apr 2026HANSARDLocal Youth ServicesI thank the Minister for her response. In the austerity years, over £1 billion was taken out of youth services by the previous Government—that was shameful and damaging to the…13 Apr 2026HANSARDMiddle EastI echo the comments about the President’s statement on Easter Sunday, when he said that he could destroy a 2,500-year-old civilisation in an evening. Is it not clear that the…13 Apr 2026HANSARDEngagementsQ7. Two members of the same family in my constituency recently suffered serious health problems. The NHS was there for them, as we would expect, and they are both hopefully on the…25 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle East: Economic UpdateI welcome the Chancellor coming to the House as soon as possible to make a statement. On profiteering in the fuel sector, the last time there was a problem with oil prices was…24 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle EastI join my right hon. Friend in paying tribute to members of the armed forces, and I acknowledge too the difficult path that he has to tread. The Government’s stated objective was…23 Mar 2026HANSARDYouth Unemployment: Autumn Budget 2025The unemployment situation in my constituency and across the Yorkshire coalfield is becoming a crisis. There are 1,980 people out of work in my constituency and 70 job…10 Mar 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals BillWhen I was working for a living as a building worker, rather than being here, if there was a backlog of work, we were told to work through the night and at weekends, and on not…10 Mar 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals BillNo. I have only five minutes, and I will have to move fast. The Deputy Prime Minister did convince me, and I am sure all of us, that there is a backlog, and it is not reasonable…10 Mar 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseI welcome what the Leader of the House said about youth unemployment—it is essential that we tackle this problem. Unlike the Conservative party, which was happy to have 3 million…05 Mar 2026HANSARDLabour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office ReviewMay I put it to the Minister that a significant number of Ministers in this Government, including him, received large sums of money from Labour Together? I think he received…23 Feb 2026HANSARDLabour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office ReviewThe Minister is shaking his head. If what I have said is untrue, I withdraw it, but a number of Ministers did receive money. Did it not leave a bad taste in many people’s minds—if…23 Feb 2026HANSARDLabour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office ReviewOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. The House will have heard me suggest that the Minister had received a donation of almost £60,000. I withdrew that suggestion following an…23 Feb 2026HANSARDSchools White Paper: Every Child Achieving and ThrivingI heard today from one of my constituents who is struggling—in agony, almost—to get proper recognition of his children’s needs. When can he and everybody else expect to see…23 Feb 2026HANSARDMinistry of Defence: Palantir ContractsGiven the scale of the contract—it is for almost a quarter of a billion pounds—and the fact that Mandelson had had a contract with Palantir, and attended a meeting in Washington…10 Feb 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseI associate myself with the comments of the Leader of the House about Holocaust Memorial Day. Coming from a family with Jewish heritage, I feel that very strongly. One of the…29 Jan 2026