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HANSARD“Soldier F” Trial VerdictAs someone who served in Northern Ireland, I just remind the House that this was the most peculiar operation that we could ever expect soldiers to do—patrolling streets in this…03 Nov 2025HANSARDChina Spying CaseWill the Minister give way?28 Oct 2025HANSARDChina Spying CaseI was not going to intervene, but the hon. Gentleman made a statement about me justifying the position of the Opposition, as opposed to the Government. I assure him that had the…28 Oct 2025HANSARDChina Spying CaseIt is a particular pleasure that you should be in the Chair for this debate, Madam Deputy Speaker, because like me and the others, some of whom have been named, you are sanctioned…28 Oct 2025HANSARDChina Spying CaseI am listening carefully to my right hon. Friend’s excellent speech. Did he see, in the testimony yesterday, the intervention in which Sir Chris Wormald suddenly said that he did…28 Oct 2025HANSARDChina Spying CaseI have a very simple question: if the Minister will not give the minutes of that meeting to the House, will he give them to the Intelligence and Security Committee, which sits in…28 Oct 2025HANSARDChina Spying CaseI just want to clear up one small point. When the CPS originally decided to prosecute back in 2024, it was convinced on the basis of the then-required evidence that was in front…28 Oct 2025HANSARDChina Spying Caserose—28 Oct 2025HANSARD Alleged Spying Case: Role of Attorney General’s OfficeMy right hon. Friend the Member for Newark (Robert Jenrick) is quite right. Throughout the whole saga, as my right hon. Friend the Member for Tonbridge (Tom Tugendhat) made clear,…23 Oct 2025HANSARD Korean War: 75th CommemorationMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. It is a shocking concept. A state like that is run for the purposes of the leader, their military chiefs and nobody else. I will come back to…22 Oct 2025HANSARD Korean War: 75th CommemorationShow us!22 Oct 2025HANSARD Korean War: 75th Commemoration“Little rocket man”.22 Oct 2025HANSARD Korean War: 75th CommemorationI beg to move, That this House has considered the 75th commemoration of the Korean War. May I say what a pleasure it is to have you invigilating our proceedings, Mr Twigg? This…22 Oct 2025HANSARD Korean War: 75th CommemorationYes, and my right hon. Friend’s comments will be recorded and available for all to see.22 Oct 2025HANSARD Korean War: 75th CommemorationI am grateful for the right hon. Gentleman’s comments. He is right to ask that question. We should apply ourselves to everything that is needed to ensure the freedom of South…22 Oct 2025HANSARD Korean War: 75th CommemorationThis has been a remarkable debate, Mr Twigg. We have demonstrated the best of politics in Westminster, as we can when we choose to. We have come together to commemorate and…22 Oct 2025HANSARDMaccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans BanI commend the right hon. Lady for her statement, which covered everything precisely. I disagree with one or two of those who have come out against her on this matter. I simply say…20 Oct 2025HANSARDAlleged Spying Case: Home Office InvolvementAs has been mentioned, the spokesman for the Prime Minister, when asked whether China was a threat, referred to the DNSA’s statement, which said that China conducts “large scale…20 Oct 2025HANSARD Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillAs I was in government at the time, I can answer the hon. Member for Wythenshawe and Sale East (Mike Kane): the golden decade proposed by the then Chancellor, with whom I did not…20 Oct 2025HANSARD Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillOn the argument about the money, which comes up throughout all this and which we had in the last debate, the Government have used a dodgy system to calculate it. It is called the…20 Oct 2025