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HANSARDEngagementsLast week, the Prime Minister did not seem to want to talk about appointing fraudsters to his Cabinet. In fact, he seemed to want to talk about immigration, so let us talk about…11 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister says that he wants to smash the gangs; the only thing he has smashed is his own reputation. What he has been agreeing is not going to do anything. The cost of…11 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister did not answer a single question. He never answers questions. He wants to talk about the past; the fact is that we have acknowledged where things went wrong,…11 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister talks about open borders, but he was the one campaigning for free movement. I was, in this House, asking for a lift in skilled migration; he was supporting all…11 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsThat is a ludicrous assertion. The Prime Minister is the one who was repeatedly signing those letters. He even asked us to pause all deportations. He does not want to talk about…11 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister did not answer a single— [ Interruption. ]11 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsBecause the numbers are going up, under his watch. The Prime Minister has consistently backed criminals over law-abiding British people. He defended terrorists like Hizb ut-Tahrir…11 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsHe is obfuscating, but I am going to keep him on the topic. He owes the House an explanation. He says that the former Transport Secretary was asked to resign only after further…04 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsI am not asking about migration; I am asking about the former Transport Secretary. He never answers any questions, and it looks like he did not ask his Transport Secretary any…04 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsHe can try to change the topic as much as he likes, but the public are watching. He owes them an explanation. The country needs conviction politicians, not politicians with…04 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsI pay tribute to Mandy Damari and her family for the strength they have shown. We on this side of the House, and I am sure the whole House, continue to seek the speedy release of…04 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsThe fact is that the Prime Minister has discarded his own Labour leadership promises: he has dropped the five missions he said would define his Government; he has ditched his…04 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsThey are laughing the same way they all laughed during the Budget, when they talked about raising national insurance. They have no idea what people out there are dealing with.…04 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsI have seen the OECD report, and what it says is that they will be coming back for more taxes. The whole House will have heard him fail to repeat his own pledge. He cannot even…04 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsAt the CBI conference on Monday, the Chancellor said: “I’m clear…I’m not coming back with more borrowing or more taxes”. I know that telling the truth to the House is important to…27 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsUntil then, I am the one asking the questions. There is a petition out there with 2 million people asking the right hon. and learned Gentleman to go. He is the one who does not…27 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsIf the right hon. and learned Gentleman wants to know what Conservatives would do, he should resign and find out. [Hon. Members: “More!”]27 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister is not fixing any foundations; he is making everything worse. The whole House will have heard him refuse to repeat the Chancellor’s pledge, a pledge as…27 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister clearly did not read his briefing about the EV mandate. The fact is that we changed the date and made it easier for people. Everything he has done has attacked…27 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsThe investment for which the Prime Minister is taking the credit was our work. When I was the Business Secretary, we negotiated those deals that he announced. The bottom line,…27 Nov 2024