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HANSARDEngagementsCongratulations to England and Wales on their start to the World cup, and good luck for the rest of the tournament. The World cup does not belong to FIFA, and it does not belong…23 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsMr Speaker, we are—23 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsThere is only one party that crashed on the economy and it is sitting there on the Government Benches. And I noticed this, Mr Speaker. The Prime Minister will not say why Britain…23 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister is in total denial. We are bottom of the 38 OECD countries, which are all in the same boat when it comes to covid and Ukraine, and he wants a pat on the back.…23 Nov 2022HANSARDG20I thank the Prime Minister for an advance copy of his statement. What should have been a summit focused on global economic recovery and delivering clear commitments on climate…17 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsI am against all those causing chaos and damage to our public services and our economy, whether they are gluing themselves to the road or sitting on the Government Benches. There…09 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsThe problem is that the Prime Minister could not stand up to a run-of-the-mill bully, so he has no chance of standing up to vested interests on behalf of working people. Take…09 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsThere is only one party that crashed the economy and they are all sitting there on the Government Benches. It is a pattern with this Prime Minister: too weak to sack the security…09 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsEveryone in the country knows someone like the Member for South Staffordshire: a sad middle manager getting off on intimidating those beneath him. But everyone in the country also…09 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsThe Member for South Staffordshire spent years courting the idea that he could intimidate others, blurring the lines to normalise bullying behaviour—it is precisely why the Prime…09 Nov 2022HANSARDCOP27I thank the Prime Minister for advance copy of his statement. May I start by raising the case of Alaa Abd el-Fattah? As the Prime Minister knows and has said, he is a British…09 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsMay I join the Prime Minister in his comments about Remembrance Day? We remember all those who paid the ultimate price, and all those who have served and are serving our country.…09 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister’s Home Secretary says the asylum system is broken. Who broke it?02 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsBlame others, deflect, attack on something else—so much for the new age of accountability. Of all the people who arrived in small boats last year, how many asylum claims have been…02 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister says, “Not enough”. He can say that again. It is 4%—4% of people arriving in small boats last year had their asylum claim processed. According to the bookies,…02 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsNo one on the Labour side of the House wants open borders. It is the Government who have lost control of our borders. Four Prime Ministers in five years and it is the same old,…02 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsWe voted against it because we said it would not work, and it has not worked. The Prime Minister says that he is getting a grip and he has a plan, so let us have a look at that…02 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister talks about my time as Director of Public Prosecutions. I prosecuted people smugglers; he cannot even get an asylum claim processed. I think the answer to the…02 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsYesterday, the Prime Minister stood on the steps of Downing Street and promised “integrity, professionalism and accountability”, but then, with his first act, he appointed a Home…26 Oct 2022HANSARDEngagementsI listened carefully; that was clearly not a “no”. We can all see what has happened here: the Prime Minister is so weak that he has done a grubby deal, trading national security…26 Oct 2022