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HANSARD NATO and European Political Community MeetingsI thank the right hon. Gentleman for raising those three issues. On the international courts, we respect the independence of the Court and international law—let me be very clear…22 Jul 2024HANSARD NATO and European Political Community MeetingsI thank my hon. Friend for her question. The reset with our European allies was well received, and there was clearly an appetite to work in a different and better way with the UK,…22 Jul 2024HANSARD NATO and European Political Community MeetingsI thank the right hon. Member for his comments. There is an appetite now for a different discussion about our future relations with the EU—whether that is trade, education and…22 Jul 2024HANSARD NATO and European Political Community MeetingsI am very pleased to hear that, and to be able to make that clear commitment. But I want to emphasise that this is the continuation of the work of the previous Government, which…22 Jul 2024HANSARD NATO and European Political Community MeetingsYes I can, and I am grateful for the opportunity to do so. The North Atlantic Council committed itself to an irreversible path to membership of NATO. That is a material step…22 Jul 2024HANSARD NATO and European Political Community MeetingsWe have taken early measures, because the British people want to see an impact and a difference. They feel very much that in recent years there has been a loss of control of the…22 Jul 2024HANSARD NATO and European Political Community MeetingsBusinesses across the country that deal with Europe feel that the deal that the last Government negotiated is not good enough for them and has made trading much harder. That is…22 Jul 2024HANSARD NATO and European Political Community MeetingsOur armed forces provide huge resource to NATO, particularly in Europe, and across our armed forces we are fully committed in almost every respect to NATO. There is huge room for…22 Jul 2024HANSARD NATO and European Political Community MeetingsI think the relationship can improve. We can have a better relationship, but I do not think we can simply ignore the referendum and go back into the EU. In the discussions I had…22 Jul 2024HANSARDNATO Summit 2024I attended the NATO leaders summit in Washington DC on 9-11 July, with the Foreign Secretary, the Defence Secretary and the Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet. The…18 Jul 2024HANSARDUK Covid-19 Inquiry Module 1 ReportThe Chair of the UK covid-19 inquiry, the right honourable Baroness Heather Hallett, has today published the inquiry’s module 1 report, which examines the resilience and…18 Jul 2024HANSARD Debate on the AddressI am grateful for that intervention. It was very important to me, and to my Government, that within days of being elected I went to Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales with that…17 Jul 2024HANSARD Debate on the AddressI will. [Hon. Members: “Hooray!”]17 Jul 2024HANSARD Debate on the AddressThank you, Mr Speaker. I join the Leader of the Opposition in his tribute to His Majesty the King. It is so heartening to see him in his rightful place, delivering the Gracious…17 Jul 2024HANSARD Debate on the AddressLet me reassure my hon. Friend and the whole House that I take child poverty extremely seriously. I am proud of the last Labour Government’s record on reducing child poverty; they…17 Jul 2024HANSARD Debate on the AddressI do welcome this, and I know that it is an issue across the whole House—I do not think there is a single Member who does not care about child poverty. The point of the taskforce…17 Jul 2024HANSARD Debate on the AddressI will make some progress and then give way. I respect the tone of the Leader of the Opposition’s contribution, but I cannot stop my mind from wandering back to nine months ago…17 Jul 2024HANSARD Debate on the AddressI will just make some progress. With each day that passes, my Government are finding new and unexpected marks of their chaos: scars of the past 14 years, where politics was put…17 Jul 2024HANSARD Debate on the AddressI will just complete this point. I said that we would serve everyone, whether they voted for us or not, and I meant it. Let me say directly to those on the Opposition Benches that…17 Jul 2024HANSARD Debate on the AddressLet me take this opportunity to reassure those in rural communities. I grew up in a rural community myself. If we look at the places now represented on the Labour Benches, we can…17 Jul 2024