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HANSARDEngagementsThere is only one party that broke the economy, and they are sitting right there. To quote one of the Prime Minister’s more electorally successful predecessors, “nothing has…10 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsThank you, Mr Speaker. I thank all those who took part in the coronation celebrations over the weekend, and I also take this chance to wish all the very best to my brilliant and…10 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsI join the Prime Minister in his comments about the coronation. Across the House, we are all looking forward to the celebrations this weekend. Does the Prime Minister know how…03 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsThe question was how many people are paying more on their mortgages each month, and the answer that the Prime Minister avoided giving is 850,000. Nearly 1 million people are…03 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsThe question was how many more people this year will be paying more on their mortgages. The answer, which the Prime Minister again avoided giving—he knows these answers; he has…03 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsEvery week, whatever the topic, the Prime Minister stands there and pretends everything is fine across the country, and every week that he does so, he reinforces just how out of…03 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsThe only power the Prime Minister has given to local communities is not to build houses. We know why he will not change course; he admitted it last month: his councillors simply…03 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsWith debt doubled since 2010, growth down, tax up, the economy crashed, the Government are going to need a bigger note. It is right that, week after week, we debate the issues in…03 May 2023HANSARDPrime MinisterThis is Mr 24 Tax Rises; I have never heard anything so out of touch as the answer that he has just given. It is not just about his refusal to take any responsibility for the…27 Apr 2023HANSARDEngagementsThis is Mr 24 Tax Rises; I have never heard anything so out of touch as the answer that he has just given. It is not just about his refusal to take any responsibility for the…26 Apr 2023HANSARDEngagementsI join the Prime Minister in paying tribute to the brave British personnel involved in the evacuation effort from Sudan. The Government must do everything in their power to…26 Apr 2023HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister calls it “this non-dom thing”. Let us be honest about what his refusal to scrap the non-dom status means. It means that at every possible opportunity he has…26 Apr 2023HANSARDEngagementsThe former Chancellor not only said that they are a bunch of Tory vandals but that the country has faced a “self-induced financial crisis”. That is those vandals. They like to…26 Apr 2023HANSARDEngagementsPeople are £1,600 worse off. I am genuinely fascinated to know: does the Prime Minister really think that everything is fine? Or is he just clueless about life outside his bubble?26 Apr 2023HANSARDEngagementsHere is the difference: I would scrap the Prime Minister’s pension giveaway whether it affected me or not. He refuses to scrap the non-dom status that benefits him and his family.…26 Apr 2023HANSARDPrime MinisterHe is living in another world to the rest of us. People waiting more than two days for an ambulance because they broke the NHS. Only one in 100 rapists going to court because they…24 Apr 2023HANSARDEngagementsThe Tory party chair says that public services are in pretty good shape. Has the Prime Minister met a single member of the public who agrees with him?19 Apr 2023HANSARDEngagementsThe Justice Secretary shakes his head. He should read the judgment. The Court also said that it is “for government to communicate to the courts when prison conditions have…19 Apr 2023HANSARDEngagementsI have prosecuted thousands upon thousands of sex offenders. The Prime Minister has just shown that he does not understand how the criminal justice system works. No wonder he…19 Apr 2023HANSARDEngagementsWhen I was in office as Director of Public Prosecutions, those on the Benches opposite were my greatest supporters. In 2013, the Home Affairs Committee said: “ We would…like to…19 Apr 2023