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HANSARDProposals for Higher Taxes on the Super-richI rise to present a petition, alongside a corresponding petition online that is getting many thousands of signatures from those appalled by the grotesque levels of inequality that…21 Jul 2021HANSARD Building Safety BillFour years on from the Grenfell fire, a fire that killed 72 people and shone a tragic light on the reality of how race, class and inequality shape the lives of working-class…21 Jul 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders BillNo, I will not give way. I will only give way if the hon. Gentleman wants to stand up and say he will vote against this dreadful Bill. The Bill is not a one-off. It is the latest…20 Jul 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders BillIt appears that there is a twitching of a conscience one Bench back from the Tory Front Bench. If the hon. Gentleman has a conscience on these matters, if he cares about the…20 Jul 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders BillIt is a great pleasure to welcome as Deputy Speaker one of my former neighbours from Cross Gates in my constituency of Leeds East. It is good to see you in the Speaker’s Chair.…20 Jul 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders BillThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point and brings some reality to this debate. This reactionary Bill should be killed off today.20 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Contracts and Public InquiryThis pandemic has been a time of extreme hardship and suffering for millions of people. In my constituency in east Leeds, many have lost loved ones, and others, who were…07 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateIt is a dereliction of duty by the Secretary of State for Health to tell people to live with the virus while denying people the basic financial and other support they need. In two…05 Jul 2021HANSARDChild PovertyWhat we have been hearing from the Government is, frankly, rubbish. In Leeds East alone, 11,000 children—that is approaching half of all children—live in poverty. It is not…28 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe new Health Secretary has not been on the Front Bench for a year, but in that time he has been very busy—very busy indeed, lining his own pockets. He has been getting £1,500…28 Jun 2021HANSARDChild PovertyWhat recent progress her Department has made on tackling child poverty.28 Jun 2021HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsWith coronavirus, none of us is safe until everyone is safe. The world needs over 11 billion vaccine doses to end the pandemic, but the G7 vaccine offer falls well short and…16 Jun 2021HANSARD CoronavirusThis extension is, sadly, necessary, so I will vote for it. However, once again, this Government’s failures have meant that longer restrictions have become necessary, just as…16 Jun 2021HANSARD Safety of JournalistsI want to start by condemning the recent Israeli air force attacks that destroyed the building housing al-Jazeera and over a dozen media outlets during the assault on Gaza. They…10 Jun 2021HANSARD Business of the HousePolls show that a large proportion of the public believes that the Government’s allocation of covid contracts is corrupt. Yesterday, the High Court found that the Minister for the…10 Jun 2021HANSARDInvesting in Children and Young PeopleNo one seriously thinks that the Government’s education catch-up plan is adequate: not teachers, not parents and not pupils. Some Conservative MPs do, of course, but the…09 Jun 2021HANSARDIsrael and Gaza: CeasefireHow many more Palestinian children have to be killed? How many more Palestinian homes have to be reduced to rubble? How many more Palestinian schools and hospitals have to be…19 May 2021HANSARDA Plan for the NHS and Social CareAs we have heard today, the Government’s continued inaction on social care is failing families across the country. We need a social care system based on the principles of our…19 May 2021HANSARDFire and RehireIt is a pleasure to see you in the chair, Mrs Murray. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Jarrow (Kate Osborne) for securing this debate. Fire and rehire is the latest in a long…27 Apr 2021HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI wish to speak to my new clause 7, which would require the Government to publish an assessment of the effect on tax revenues of introducing a 55% income tax rate on income over…19 Apr 2021