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HANSARD Easter Recess: Government UpdateWhat a joke! Even now, as the latest mealy-mouthed apology stumbles out of one side of the Prime Minister’s mouth, a new set of deflections and distortions pours from the other.…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Easter Recess: Government UpdateI respect that ruling from the Chair, Mr Speaker. The Prime Minister knows what he is. As I was saying, he drags everyone else down with him. The more people debase themselves,…19 Apr 2022HANSARDEngagementsI can only hope that the Prime Minister’s police questionnaire was a bit more convincing than that. This year, the British people face the worst fall in living standards on…30 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsCut the nonsense and treat the British people with a bit of respect. Let me take the Prime Minister through this slowly: 15 tax rises and the highest tax burden for 70 years. For…30 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsMay I start by joining the Prime Minister in his remarks in relation to the hon. Member for Bridgend (Dr Wallis)? Does the Prime Minister still think that he and the Chancellor…30 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsThere we have it: the Conservatives are the party of excess oil and gas profits; we are the party of working people. Talking of parties, the Prime Minister told the House that no…30 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsThere are only two possible explanations. Either the Prime Minister is trashing the ministerial code, or he is claiming he was repeatedly lied to by his own advisers and did not…30 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsThe tough decisions—give me a break! We know who those two always ask to pay: income stealth tax—a tax on working people; the tuition fee raid—a tax on working people; the…30 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsWhen Owen Paterson was on the ropes, the Prime Minister was prepared to rip up the entire rule book to save his jobs. P&O workers want him to show the same fight in relation to…23 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsI think the Prime Minister just said that he knew about it on the day. I take it from that answer that the Prime Minister did not read his WhatsApp briefing. Let us test his…23 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsThose at DP World must be quaking in their boots. The Prime Minister says how disappointed he is in them, while handing them £50 million. The Prime Minister has referred to the…23 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister can complain all he likes, but on Monday he ordered all of his lot to abstain on a vote to ban fire and rehire. And they all did! Then, to add insult to injury,…23 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsEight hundred loyal British workers fired over Zoom, instantly replaced by foreign agency workers shipped in on less than the minimum wage—if the Prime Minister cannot stop that,…23 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsThe problem is, that is what the Prime Minister said two years ago. It did not happen, and P&O took advantage of the gap left wide open by this Prime Minister. P&O’s behaviour…23 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsWe will see how long that position lasts. Let me try to help the Prime Minister by coming at this from a different angle. Before Russia invaded Ukraine, North sea oil and gas…09 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsTwelve years in power and that is the best the Prime Minister can do. The Ukrainian people are fighting for democracy. We must stand with them, and that means taking the toughest…09 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsThe typical energy bill is going up by £700 next month, and that is because of pressures before Russia invaded Ukraine. What is the Chancellor’s solution? A forced £200 loan for…09 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsProtecting energy profits, not working people—doesn’t that say it all? Britain cannot afford another crisis like this. We need to improve our long-term energy security. That…09 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsCome off it! Labour is pro-nuclear. This Prime Minister cannot get a single brick laid of a new nuclear plant. Energy security is not just about supply; it is also about reducing…09 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsI do not think the Prime Minister understands the mess he is in. Working families are facing a £700 spike in April. They will not even receive their £200 loan from the Chancellor…09 Mar 2022