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HANSARDBudget ResolutionsHe is making a lot of money on social media, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I am happy to clarify that. To compound the problem, we have the sort of Budgets that this Government are…02 Dec 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsJust this weekend, The Telegraph reported a secret plot to reverse Brexit by taking this country into a customs union with the EU. Sign me up for that, because we would generate…02 Dec 2025HANSARD Angiolini InquiryAll our thoughts today will be with the family of Sarah Everard. More than four years on from her horrific murder, too many women are still suffering life-changing crimes on our…02 Dec 2025HANSARD Budget ResolutionsWill the hon. Member accept that some of the blossoming of the public sector in this country is as a result of Brexit, for which he advocated over very many years?26 Nov 2025HANSARD Maccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans BanIt is alarming that the decision made by West Midlands police was based on intelligence parts of which the Netherlands national police force has stated is not true, according to…24 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Spring bridge in my constituency was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. The previous county council administration put off vital work to fix the bridge after a landslip.…20 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe last general election gave us an extremely disproportionate result, with the Government getting a massive majority on just a third of the vote. Current opinion polls show that…20 Nov 2025HANSARD Migration: Settlement PathwayThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Before I begin, I beg your forgiveness for taking a few extra seconds to reflect on the exchanges in this Chamber on Monday. I would like to use…20 Nov 2025HANSARDAsylum Policies: Danish ModelOn the point of asylum policy, the Liberal Democrats recently defeated an attempt by the hon. Member for Clacton (Nigel Farage), backed vociferously by the Conservatives, who he…17 Nov 2025HANSARDBudget: Press BriefingsI host a regular business forum with Cheltenham constituents, who tell me that the late date of the Budget and the speculation around it have undermined their ability to make…17 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsAhead of the Budget next week, the Labour Chancellor departed from years of silence on the matter by admitting that Brexit has been a disaster for our economy. Will the Labour…17 Nov 2025HANSARDAsylum PolicyIt is right that the Government are looking for ways to bring order to the asylum system, which was left in total disarray by the Conservatives. Sadly, the Government have been…17 Nov 2025HANSARDAsylum Policies: Danish ModelMetaphorically trying to kill, yes. Leaving the ECHR would do nothing to halt small boat crossings but it would deny British people hard-won rights: free speech, the Hillsborough…17 Nov 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ13. Maternity services are a vital part of women’s healthcare, but sadly too many women are being failed. At Cheltenham general hospital, the Aveta birth centre was temporarily…12 Nov 2025HANSARDHuntingdon Train AttackThis attack has left 11 people in hospital, one of them a member of the train staff, who is in a critical but stable condition. My party’s thoughts are with all those affected:…03 Nov 2025HANSARD Asylum Seekers: MOD HousingWe share the Minister’s concern about the approach of the official Opposition. Clearly, they left us with this mess and now they feign outrage. It appears that this Government’s…29 Oct 2025HANSARDChina Spying CaseWe congratulate the Conservatives on bringing forward this debate. Given recent news headlines about their own weaknesses on this issue, doing so is what Sir Humphrey would…28 Oct 2025HANSARD Rape Gangs: National Statutory InquiryIt has been four months and longer since the Home Office announced the national statutory inquiry into group-based child sexual exploitation. I know that Ministers will have…21 Oct 2025HANSARDAlleged Spying Case: Home Office InvolvementWhat a mess. We have three questions for the Minister. First, what conversations has he had with all relevant parliamentary authorities—that might include the Speaker’s…20 Oct 2025HANSARDManchester Terrorism AttackI thank the Home Secretary for advance sight of her statement. This is my first duty as my party’s home affairs spokesperson; I only wish that it was not in response to such a…13 Oct 2025