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HANSARDUS Department of Justice Release of FilesThe public are asking how on earth Peter Mandelson ever got to be appointed ambassador to the United States, given what was known. One would presume he passed some sort of…02 Feb 2026HANSARD Waste Collection: Birmingham and the West MidlandsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms McVey. I am a trade unionist and a Unite member. Before I was a Member of Parliament, I was a trade union lawyer, and like my…21 Jan 2026HANSARD Waste Collection: Birmingham and the West MidlandsMy hon. Friend, himself a diligent and passionate Birmingham MP, makes a very important point. I agree with him that, if the council leadership or the commissioners have that…21 Jan 2026HANSARD Waste Collection: Birmingham and the West MidlandsWill the Minister give way?21 Jan 2026HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) BillThe campaign for the Hillsborough law—not “a” Hillsborough law—has been this country’s greatest and most defining campaign for justice led by ordinary people in the modern era. I…19 Jan 2026HANSARD Arctic SecurityDonald Trump’s appalling threats to seize Greenland, along with his disgusting bombing of Venezuela, are a new form of gangster politics that are set out in his new national…19 Jan 2026HANSARD VenezuelaIt was the Prime Minister who decided to disregard the United Nations charter when it came to Trump’s bombing and killing, and his kidnapping the Head of State. It speaks volumes…05 Jan 2026HANSARDDraft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Alec. People often say that delegated legislation Committees are ones that Members loyally troop into between other meetings.…17 Dec 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseForty-one MPs, including myself, have signed early-day motion 2386 tabled by my right hon. Friend the Member for Hayes and Harlington (John McDonnell) regarding the Palestine…11 Dec 2025HANSARD US National Security StrategyAt the heart of this strategy, laid out in black and white, is Trump’s explicit revival of the reactionary idea that Latin America is a United States backyard. We have already…11 Dec 2025HANSARDKashmir: Self-determinationMy hon. Friend speaks with great passion. He says that the world has failed the people of Kashmir, and I agree. Does he agree that no longer should politicians in this place view…10 Dec 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillOn that point, will my hon. Friend give way?08 Dec 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillOn that point, will the Minister give way?08 Dec 2025HANSARDVenezuela: US MilitaryThis is an enormous military build-up under Trump, one of the largest in decades. Retired US generals, along with US politicians including Republicans, are warning that Trump’s…03 Dec 2025HANSARDCriminal Court ReformI need to be honest: the prospect of citizens in our country being put away in jail for up to three years without the benefits of a trial by jury sends a chill through my heart. I…02 Dec 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn Donald Trump’s threats of military action against oil-rich Venezuela, reports suggest that British military personnel are aboard the US warships heading towards Venezuela. Will…02 Dec 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI congratulate everyone in this House and outside it who fought to scrap the two-child benefit cap and to make the wealthiest pay more. The positive steps in the Budget in that…01 Dec 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI thank the hon. Member for his kind words. It is important that we all see our time in Parliament as being part of a crusade against child poverty and to make child poverty…01 Dec 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian ObligationsThe right hon. Gentleman is vividly explaining the reality of what is happening in Gaza and the west bank. Does he agree that the Government of Israel are treating the…24 Nov 2025HANSARDAsylum PolicyI remember when the Prime Minister pledged an “immigration system based on compassion and dignity”, yet now we have an immigration Minister tweeting “Deport, Deport, Deport” and…17 Nov 2025