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HANSARDEngagementsHigher wages and higher skills, the Prime Minister says. How out of touch he is! [ Interruption. ] Conservative Members laugh. What do they say to Rosie, because Rosie is the sort…08 Sept 2021HANSARDEngagementsIt was a yes/no question. You either clear the backlog or you don’t. The Prime Minister cannot even say that he will do that. So there we have it: working people will pay higher…08 Sept 2021HANSARDEngagementsMr Speaker, let me tell you what an ambitious young Member for Henley said in 2002 in this House: “national insurance increases are regressive” —[ Official Report , 17 April 2002;…08 Sept 2021HANSARDEngagementsIt is no good shaking your head. And who is going to pay for the cost of this failure? Working people. Under the Prime Minister’s plan, a landlord renting out dozens of properties…08 Sept 2021HANSARDEngagementsI noticed that the Prime Minister did not stand by his guarantee that no one will need to sell their house to pay for care. Let me explain why he did not. Under the Prime…08 Sept 2021HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister’s plan is to impose an unfair tax on working people. My plan is to ensure— [ Interruption. ] My plan is to ensure that those with the broadest shoulders pay…08 Sept 2021HANSARDEngagementsThank you, Mr Speaker. The Prime Minister’s plan is to impose unfair taxes on working people; my plan is to ensure those with the broadest shoulders pay their fair share. I know…08 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social CareI thank the Prime Minister for advance sight of his statement— I think I had almost as much notice as the Cabinet. May I also thank everybody who works in the NHS and social care?…07 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social CareThe Prime Minister shakes his head; my sister is a poorly paid care worker, Prime Minister, so I know this at first hand. This is a tax rise that breaks a promise that the Prime…07 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistanI thank the Prime Minister for the advance copy of his statement. The heroes on the ground in Operation Pitting are the best of us: the ambassador stayed to process every case…06 Sept 2021HANSARD AfghanistanI thank you, Mr Speaker, and the staff for recalling Parliament for today’s debate. Before I come to the urgent issue at hand, let me join you, Mr Speaker, and the Prime Minister…18 Aug 2021HANSARD AfghanistanI will give way in a moment, but I am going to go through this list. The right hon. Gentleman failed to visit Afghanistan as Prime Minister, meaning that his last trip—as Foreign…18 Aug 2021HANSARD AfghanistanI will give way in a minute. Did the Prime Minister use those platforms in those 18 months to prepare? No, he did not. What did he do instead? We debated this: he cut the…18 Aug 2021HANSARD AfghanistanI am going to make some progress and then I will give way. We have to use every tool that remains at our disposal to protect human rights in Afghanistan. The Government are right…18 Aug 2021HANSARD AfghanistanI am grateful for that intervention. I will come to the question of aid in just a minute, because it is a very important point in the context of what has happened in recent weeks…18 Aug 2021HANSARD AfghanistanI will make some progress and then give way. The Prime Minister is right to say that we cannot allow Afghanistan to become a training ground for violent hate and terrorism, but…18 Aug 2021HANSARD AfghanistanWhen I was Director of Public Prosecutions, some of my prosecutors in Afghanistan were at huge risk, working on counter-terrorism with other brave souls there, so I will not take…18 Aug 2021HANSARD AfghanistanThere is huge concern, as all hon. Members will know, about our line of sight beyond Kabul at the moment. Again, that calls into question where the 5,000 number comes from,…18 Aug 2021HANSARD AfghanistanI am grateful for that intervention. Members on both sides of the House have given examples of individuals and groups who are very obviously at risk in Afghanistan and need to…18 Aug 2021HANSARD AfghanistanI agree with the hon. Member and thank him for that intervention.18 Aug 2021