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HANSARDEngagementsNo one is knocking the private sector; the Government are knocking the taxpayer, and that is not trivial. So I think it is a clean sweep: bullying, harassment, leaking, wasting…25 Nov 2020HANSARDEngagementsIt is obvious that either the Prime Minister does not know how much taxpayers’ money has been wasted, or he does not care. So far, we have bullying, harassment, leaking and the…25 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Winter PlanI thank the Prime Minister for advance sight of his statement and for his telephone call earlier today, when he set out a summary of the proposal. Let me start with the good news:…23 Nov 2020HANSARDIntegrated ReviewI thank the Prime Minister for advance sight of his statement. Under my leadership, national security will always be Labour’s top priority. Britain must once again show global…19 Nov 2020HANSARDEngagementsThe single biggest threat to the future of the United Kingdom is the Prime Minister, almost every time he opens his mouth. When the Prime Minister said he wanted to take back…18 Nov 2020HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister must understand that there is a huge gap in the system, because if someone cannot afford to isolate, there is little point in their being tested or traced.…18 Nov 2020HANSARDEngagementsI am not going to take lectures on support—the lockdown measures were passed the other week with Labour votes. Thirty-two of the Prime Minister’s own MPs broke a three-line Whip,…18 Nov 2020HANSARDEngagementsOf course I do not want the break-up of the United Kingdom, but if anything is fuelling that break-up, it is the Prime Minister. Turning now to the Prime Minister’s handling of…18 Nov 2020HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister talks about hindsight; I say catch up. I called for a circuit breaker; the Prime Minister stood there at the Dispatch Box and said it would be a disaster and he…18 Nov 2020HANSARDEngagementsMay I start by sending my best wishes to the Prime Minister and all those across the country who are doing the right thing by following the rules and self-isolating? Devolution in…18 Nov 2020HANSARDEngagementsMay I join the Prime Minister in his comments about Jonathan Sacks? May I also send all our thoughts to those affected by the terrible events in Saudi Arabia this morning? May I…11 Nov 2020HANSARDEngagementsNobody is attacking individuals—everybody is supporting the vaccine—but £130 million, Prime Minister: there is a real question about the way that contracts are being awarded and…11 Nov 2020HANSARDEngagementsI thank the Prime Minister for his reply. The truth is that the Chancellor’s package for forces charities was just £6 million during this pandemic, and that is just not…11 Nov 2020HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister must know that because the furlough was not extended until the last minute, thousands of people were laid off. The figures tell a different story: redundancies,…11 Nov 2020HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister just doesn’t get it. I know very well that the self-employment income support scheme has been extended, but the Prime Minister must know that that scheme simply…11 Nov 2020HANSARDEngagementsThe answer is none: not a single face mask—at a cost of £150 million. That is not an isolated example. We already know that consultants are being paid £7,000 a day to work on test…11 Nov 2020HANSARDPublic HealthI have looked at the Leicester figures frequently; they do go up and down, but Leicester has never come out of the restrictions. That is a point that I have been making, and it is…04 Nov 2020HANSARDEngagementsI just want some basic honesty, and this is serious. If the infection rate— [Interruption.] We have to look the public in the eye. If the infection rate is still going up on 2…04 Nov 2020HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister must see that if four out of 10 of those who should be contacted are not being contacted, we have a problem in the system that needs to be fixed in the next…04 Nov 2020HANSARDPublic HealthI do agree that it should be reviewed as soon as possible. I think that is probably a shared sentiment across the House, as nobody wants these measures to be put in place. It is a…04 Nov 2020