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HANSARDEU-UK SummitI am sure the hon. Gentleman will want to tell that to his constituents. Of course NATO is vital, but we are dealing with a new world. They see the aggression of President Putin…22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitI thank the hon. Member for giving way. We have talked about the puffin case; the previous Government, which fought the puffin case, relied on European law in making their…22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitI am always pleased to see the right hon. Gentleman admit that he is in fact a rule taker, not a rule maker. It is noticeable that the co-operation that his Government did not…22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitI am sure the right hon. Gentleman is going to apologise to the British public for such an oversight.22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK Summit“Misled” is a very serious term, and I hope the Member will withdraw it.22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitI can only urge the Member to go and look at the basis for the decision-making arbitration panel. I can hear the Minister champing at the bit to correct him as well.22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitI was about to conclude, but I will give way.22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitThe right hon. Member is shaking his head. I invite him to meet Sharon Matthews—she is an extraordinary woman who has fought for justice for her son, Tyrell. Brexit has made that…22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitI, too, share a burning desire to still be considered young—alas, I have to face the brutal reality. I wonder whether the hon. Gentleman has similar concerns about the 13 other…22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitI refer to the point about the protection of The Hague and where The Hague takes its judgments from. Ultimately, the decisions were made in the Court of Arbitration. It relies on…22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitThat is a fair and central question. I was coming to the point that we must ensure that our young people do not bear the brunt of the obsession with isolation at the expense of…22 May 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesThis statement is welcome, but I believe that the Foreign Secretary has heard the strength of the feeling on the Government Benches that more needs to be done. I believe that he…20 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitI agree with the Leader of the Opposition when she says that what matters is whether the terms of the deal have improved for the country, and that detail matters. Some 16,000…20 May 2025HANSARDGaza: UK AssessmentThe Minister knows this, but we should put on record that when President Netanyahu says there is “no way” he will stop his onslaught in Gaza, he does not do so with the consent of…14 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitThe hon. Gentleman has referred to “Quantum Leap”. The point about Sam Beckett is that he kept leaping back into the past, because he could not cope with the future—that does seem…13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitI hate to warn the hon. Gentleman, but I have a horrible feeling that if he were to compare the speech he made today with many of those he made between 2017 and 2019, he might…13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitI was going to sit down, I promise, but I cannot resist. I give way.13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitWell, of course I have to give way to my constituency neighbour.13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitOh, go on—I will give way. The hon. Gentleman was like this when I was 15, too.13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitMay I start with a warning to my colleagues elected in 2024? Many of us who were here between 2017 and 2019 have been deeply triggered by this debate, which has rerun and rehashed…13 May 2025