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HANSARD Independent Sentencing ReviewThe Lord Chancellor will know that for a very long time in this country, the prejudices of the establishment, poisoned by liberal thinking, have been at odds with the…22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitMany of us on these Benches were not happy with the direction of travel of previous Conservative Governments—let us put that on the record. We did not support the EU. I have never…22 May 2025HANSARD Diego Garcia Military BaseThe right hon. Gentleman knows the regard I have for him and for the Foreign Secretary. He knows, too, of my interest and involvement in national security matters. There is no…22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitIf I may say so generously, I choose to go for my holidays in north Norfolk and Whitby; I do not need a passport to go to there. It is very pleasant. I think the hon. Lady would…22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitWill the hon. Lady give way?22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitSomeone once said that the general rule in politics is never to apologise and never to explain, and I am certainly not going to break that rule now. The truth is that the hon.…22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitI was still speaking, Mr Vickers.22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitI believe in British jobs for British young people. Should the hospitality industry not first be looking to employ the very large number of young British people who are not in…22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitJoseph Chamberlain, one of my great political heroes, said that in “great deeds, something abides”. Perhaps the greatest deed of my parliamentary lifetime was our decision to…22 May 2025HANSARD ImmigrationWe should deport the approximately 1 million people who are here illegally. We also need, as I hope my hon. Friend will acknowledge, to look at the indefinite right to remain. All…21 May 2025HANSARD ImmigrationI reassure the hon. Gentleman that I have not changed my mind about this; I have believed it forever. I only change my mind about anything about once a decade. The truth of the…21 May 2025HANSARD ImmigrationOf course Brexit and particularly free movement led to a massive influx of people. When David Blunkett, now Lord Blunkett in the other place, was Home Secretary, he estimated that…21 May 2025HANSARD ImmigrationI of course agree with my right hon. Friend, who as usual has brought a particular insight based on his long experience to our considerations, and let us just take one example of…21 May 2025HANSARD ImmigrationI did say that it was under successive Governments. The reason for that is that the liberal elite of this country—I do not count the hon. Gentleman among its number—that controls…21 May 2025HANSARD ImmigrationI will not because I know others want to get in and I am already testing the Deputy Speaker’s patience. The truth of the matter is that we need to address migration not only for…21 May 2025HANSARD ImmigrationI take the hon. Member’s point. As I did say, successive Governments are to blame for this, beginning with the Blair Government or perhaps even earlier. Would he, however,…21 May 2025HANSARD ImmigrationThere has been too much immigration to this country for far too long. I have great regard for the Minister for Border Security and Asylum, the hon. Member for Wallasey (Dame…21 May 2025HANSARD Victims and Courts BillThere is a third trauma when a sentence that emanates from the court is unduly lenient. As the hon. Gentleman will know, the Attorney General has the power to review unduly…20 May 2025HANSARD Victims and Courts BillAt the risk of being repetitive, will the hon. Gentleman press, as I have done—I think the hon. Member for Ilford South (Jas Athwal) agreed with me—for lenient sentences to be…20 May 2025HANSARD Victims and Courts BillIs not the answer, in part at least, a national statutory inquiry into what occurred, not least because we do not actually know whether it is still going on? That inquiry would…20 May 2025