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HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Foreign Secretary will be aware that Colombia and South Africa, as co-chairs of the Hague Group, have called an emergency ministerial conference in defence of international…24 Jun 2025HANSARDPersonal Independence PaymentIs it not the simple and sad truth that any MP who votes for the upcoming welfare Bill will be voting to take PIP from disabled people who need assistance to cut up their food,…23 Jun 2025HANSARDMiddle EastIraq showed the grave dangers of following a right-wing US President into an illegal war for regime change. The consequences were hundreds of thousands of dead, mass destruction,…23 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillWill my hon. Friend give way on that particular point?20 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillWill my hon. Friend give way?20 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI thank my hon. Friend for giving way; she is being very kind. I came into this House supporting the principle of assisted dying, and I thought very carefully before voting…20 Jun 2025HANSARD Disabled People in PovertyIt is extremely disappointing that the Government are pressing ahead with the cuts. They should have learned the lesson from the winter fuel payment debacle. Ahead of the coming…17 Jun 2025HANSARD Iran-Israel ConflictThe deaths of Palestinians, Iranians and Israelis this weekend show why we must all push for peace and stop this from spiralling out of control. Does the Foreign Secretary…16 Jun 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ4. Belated birthday greetings to you, Mr Speaker.It is wrong for any Labour Government to try to balance the books on the backs of disabled people, and no Labour Government…11 Jun 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI have long called for comprehensive sanctions on Israel in response to its crimes against the Palestinian people, so the sanctions against two far-right Ministers are a step in…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Winter Fuel PaymentAs a Labour MP who voted against the winter fuel payment cuts, I welcome this change in position, but I urge the Minister and the Government to learn the lessons. One of them is…09 Jun 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI must take issue with the Minister, when he said that the people outside this place wearing badges and marching are not making a difference. All that members of the public can do…04 Jun 2025HANSARD Arms and Military Cargo Export Controls: IsraelThe Minister is giving a detailed response, but may I return him to the issue of the international pool of F-35 spares? Is it the Government’s contention that a conditional…02 Jun 2025HANSARDStrategic Defence ReviewThe 12 new nuclear-powered AUKUS submarines will almost double the UK’s fleet of such submarines. Given that those submarines are to be shared with non-nuclear Australia, does…02 Jun 2025HANSARDUK Nuclear DeterrentFar from the claims by successive British Governments that Britain has an independent nuclear deterrent, is the reality not that it is entirely dependent on the United States both…02 Jun 2025HANSARD Arms and Military Cargo Export Controls: IsraelOne horrific example of why we must stop supplying the parts for the F-35 fighter jets is the al-Mawasi attack last July. F-35s dropped 2,000 lb bombs on a designated safe zone in…02 Jun 2025HANSARD Arms and Military Cargo Export Controls: IsraelWill the Minister give way?02 Jun 2025HANSARDGaza: UK AssessmentI am sick and tired of coming back to this Chamber, asking the same questions and getting the same answers, when war crime after war crime is being committed and a genocide is…14 May 2025HANSARDUkraine: DiplomacyWe all hope the mooted peace talks between Russia and Ukraine on ending Russia’s illegal invasion take place as quickly as possible, to stop the killing and save lives.…13 May 2025HANSARDPersonal Independence Payment: Assessment ReviewThere has rightly been a lot of focus on the 250,000 people the Government’s own impact assessment says will be pushed into poverty by this cruel disability benefit cut, but the…12 May 2025