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HANSARD Sentencing BillI rise to support the Bill. If the House will indulge me, I will quote the great Sir Winston Churchill, who, when he was Home Secretary, said in this House in July 1910: “I shall…06 Dec 2023HANSARDMiddle East: UK Military DeploymentsThe Houthis, who are attacking British and American cargo ships, and Hamas are basically two sides of the same coin. They are Iranian-funded, Iranian-trained and, of course,…05 Dec 2023HANSARDTown Centre SafetyI commend this debate. When it comes to safety in town centres, my constituency of Northampton North has seen knife crime, and it has had a very painful impact. We all want safety…05 Dec 2023HANSARDAntisemitismThe London Borough of Havering has now reversed the appalling decision it made last week to cancel its Hanukkah festivities for the Jewish community. It is impossible to imagine…04 Dec 2023HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationOver the weekend, The Times carried chilling testimony of Hamas’s extreme violence against women on 7 October: gang rape, women found with bloodied underwear, broken bones from…04 Dec 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseMay we have a debate on BBC impartiality? Surely we cannot have BBC presenters using their on-air status to espouse fake news about Israel, or to make scurrilous suggestions about…30 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and Hamas: Humanitarian PauseDoes my right hon. Friend agree that any ceasefire continuing should be linked to the release of more hostages? Is he concerned that Hamas are breaking the agreement in several…27 Nov 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseMay we have a debate on antisemitism at the Football Association? The FA board, which for years lit up Wembley for numerous causes and campaigns, has now said that it will not…23 Nov 2023HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. During Justice questions, I sought to ask a question about the comments reported to have been made recently by a district judge in Walsall…21 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsDoes my right hon. and learned Friend agree that the judiciary must not make incendiary comments about Israel? At Walsall magistrates court, a district judge recently acquitted…21 Nov 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseCan we have a debate on the failure of the Metropolitan police to investigate an openly terrorist-supporting Socialist Workers party pamphlet, which has been reported on in…16 Nov 2023HANSARDViolence Reduction, Policing and Criminal JusticeThe reality of the matter is that Marks & Spencer, which was once a Jewish-owned company but since 1926 has been owned by thousands of shareholders, is now subject to antisemitic…15 Nov 2023HANSARDViolence Reduction, Policing and Criminal JusticeIn a law and order context, there is a rich and sad irony in today’s amendments on a ceasefire: the UK Parliament is soon to vote on a ceasefire in a conflict over which the UK…15 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesMy right hon. Friend and his shadow have spoken of hospitals. I have to tell him that there is now video evidence of suicide vests, rocket-propelled grenades, motorcycles used to…14 Nov 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Operational IndependenceOf course there is a principle of operational police independence, but I am concerned that the Metropolitan Police Commissioner keeps saying he has no powers to stop the march or…09 Nov 2023HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationI thank my right hon. Friend for his long-standing work in this area. The shadow Minister spoke of fuel and water. On 7 October, amid Hamas’s atrocities in Israel, the terrorist…08 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsDoes my right hon. Friend think that people of the Jewish faith are safe on the London underground? I have to tell him that many Jews in London do not feel safe. Does he agree…26 Oct 2023HANSARD Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillI support this excellent Bill and wish to speak against all the amendments. I commend my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for taking the Bill through the House. I support…25 Oct 2023HANSARD Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillI absolutely agree with my right hon. Friend, who makes his point eloquently. Israel clearly has a vibrant economy and welcomes everyone. I challenge those both outside this House…25 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaA group of 100 journalists from around the world have just been shown some indescribable raw footage of the Hamas attacks in a private screening. According to a BBC journalist, it…23 Oct 2023