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HANSARD 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 will come on to the specifics of the system. Yet again, the Government seem ill-prepared and unwilling, just as they have been too slow to provide sanctuary to Afghans who have…18 Aug 2021HANSARD AfghanistanI will make some progress and then I will give way. Many Afghans have bravely sought to rebuild their country and they did so on a promise of democratic freedoms, the rule of law…18 Aug 2021HANSARD AfghanistanThe US is, of course, an important ally, but to overlook the fighting of the Afghan troops and forces, and the fact that they have been at the forefront of that fighting in recent…18 Aug 2021HANSARD AfghanistanLet me make some progress and then I will give way. The desperate situation requires leadership and for the Prime Minister to snap out of his complacency. The most urgent task is…18 Aug 2021HANSARD AfghanistanI agree with the hon. Member and thank him for that intervention.18 Aug 2021HANSARD AfghanistanI wholeheartedly agree with that point and will address it in one moment. For many of those who returned from Afghanistan and other places around the world, mental health has been…18 Aug 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 2021HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister keeps asking me if I will support his chaos: no, and I want to bring the Prime Minister back to one of our earlier exchanges in this House. On 26 May I asked…21 Jul 2021HANSARDEngagementsI think we might have to check that the line to Chequers is working, because the Prime Minister’s answers bear no resemblance to the questions I am asking him. He has given us a…21 Jul 2021HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister says that everyone understands the Government’s position as to what they should do if they are pinged by the NHS app. That is a very interesting answer, because…21 Jul 2021HANSARDEngagementsThis is the last chance before recess. Can the Prime Minister just clear it up—which workers and which businesses will be exempt from isolating before 16 August?21 Jul 2021HANSARDEngagementsEverything may be calm from the Prime Minister’s country retreat, but back here the truth is that we are heading for a summer of chaos. [ Interruption. ] There is a lot of noise,…21 Jul 2021HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister talks about inconsistency—two hours and 38 minutes to do a massive U-turn on Sunday morning, and then what have we seen in the last few days? He says I did not…21 Jul 2021HANSARDEngagementsThank you, Mr Speaker, and all the House of Commons staff, for everything you have done to keep Parliament open and safe. Can I wish the Prime Minister—the Chequers one—well in…21 Jul 2021HANSARDEngagementsI am sorry, but that just will not wash. It rings hollow. Let me remind the Prime Minister and the House. On 7 June, his spokesperson said: “On taking the knee, specifically, the…14 Jul 2021HANSARDEngagementsLet me be clear. I totally condemn all racism, including that directed at the Home Secretary, but she has got this wrong. The whole country knows it and the Prime Minister’s own…14 Jul 2021HANSARDEngagementsThe online harms Bill has been promised for three years. I am not sure a 15-minute chat at a garden party moves things forward that significantly. But I want to take the Prime…14 Jul 2021HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister is not kidding anyone in this House, he is not kidding the public and he is not even kidding his own MPs. The hon. Member for Plymouth, Moor View (Johnny…14 Jul 2021HANSARDEngagementsHe does not want to engage in a culture war and point scoring—give me a break. Football is a game and racism is not, Prime Minister. That is why many of us have been involved in…14 Jul 2021