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HANSARD 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 2024HANSARDElection of SpeakerMr Speaker-Elect, on behalf of the whole House, may I be the first to congratulate you on your re-election? Those of us who were here in the previous Parliament will always…09 Jul 2024HANSARDEngagementsSir Brian’s report is a victory for all those campaigners and victims who fought so hard for this moment, including my right hon. Friend the Member for Kingston upon Hull North…22 May 2024HANSARDEngagementsIn his report, Sir Brian identified a number of individual failures, even cover-ups, but alongside that he also found equally important and harder to reach institutional and…22 May 2024HANSARDEngagementsWe need reform. We need change. I saw at first hand how important reform is during my time running the Crown Prosecution Service, but I also saw how hard it is, particularly on…22 May 2024HANSARDEngagementsI understand that the Prime Minister wants to look at the recommendations in detail and to come back to them in due course, but we cannot look away on this duty of candour. Can I…22 May 2024HANSARDEngagementsI will begin by saying a few words to the hon. Member for South Thanet (Craig Mackinlay). First, thank you for meeting me privately this morning with your wife and daughter, so I…22 May 2024HANSARDEngagementsThe infected blood scandal is truly shocking, but it is not unique. The story is familiar: concerns raised but ignored; reports written but not acted on; victims and their…22 May 2024HANSARDInfected Blood Inquiry ReportThis response can begin in only one place, because this is an injustice that has spanned across Governments on an unprecedented scale, and collectively we failed to protect some…20 May 2024HANSARDEngagementsWell, I am glad to hear that those on life sentences are not being released early. The Prime Minister may not think that releasing domestic abusers is a problem, but Labour has…15 May 2024HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister is literally letting criminals out early. The only answer to the question that I have asked—whether domestic abusers should be exempt from his early release…15 May 2024HANSARDEngagementsJust like his £46 billion—fully funded! If anyone was looking for the perfect metaphor for this shambolic Government, we saw it on Monday. The Prime Minister woke up deciding his…15 May 2024HANSARDEngagementsI appreciate that all this rebranding has taken all the Prime Minister’s time, but he may want to read the recent inspection report into Lewes prison on this topic, which I have…15 May 2024HANSARDEngagementsI appreciate that the Prime Minister has been busy on the frontline of the war against lanyards. He must have missed that I was the first to call for 2.5% on defence spending. The…15 May 2024HANSARDEngagementsOn Monday, the Prime Minister treated us to his seventh relaunch in 18 months. He vowed to take on the dangers that threaten the country, so it was good to see the Minister for…15 May 2024HANSARDEngagementsIn addition to losing two Tory MPs in two weeks, the Prime Minister has been on the receiving end of some of the biggest by-election swings in history. He has also lost 1,500 Tory…08 May 2024HANSARDEngagementsI am surprised that the Prime Minister brought up a police investigation; his record is played one, lost—well, actually it is two, there was the seatbelt as well. His record is…08 May 2024HANSARDEngagementsIt was great to be in Northallerton, where they have just voted to reject the Prime Minister’s proposition. He has finally found something in common with the British public: no…08 May 2024HANSARDEngagementsThe whole country knows that removing less than 1% of asylum seekers is not stopping the boats; it is granting an amnesty—a Tory amnesty. If the Prime Minister thinks the voters…08 May 2024HANSARDEngagementsI know that was the last run-out before the general election, but the Prime Minister is getting ahead of himself in asking me questions. I notice that the Prime Minister did not…08 May 2024