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HANSARDEngagementsI join my hon. Friend in her pride in the vote to lift half a million children out of poverty, after hundreds of thousands were plunged into poverty by the Conservative party when…04 Feb 2026HANSARDEngagementsIt is because of strong local Labour MPs like my hon. Friend that towns like Hartlepool, treated as an afterthought by the Conservatives, are having their future restored. We are…04 Feb 2026HANSARDEngagementsI am delighted that Aldershot will be hosting Armed Forces Day; it has a hard-working Labour MP and Labour council. Our historic defence spending uplift must be an engine for…04 Feb 2026HANSARDEngagementsLet me be absolutely clear about this: as soon as there were any allegations of wrongdoing by Phil Shiner, I had absolutely nothing to do with him.04 Feb 2026HANSARDEngagementsThe deal we have struck with the EU means lower prices at the check-out, more choice on the shelf, and more money in people’s pockets. It is good for British fishers and farmers,…04 Feb 2026HANSARDEngagementsCan I join in the right hon. Lady’s disgust at the comments she just read out? To be absolutely clear, the scale and the extent of the relationship between Mandelson and Epstein…04 Feb 2026HANSARDEngagementsI am pleased to hear the news about the dental school in the hon. Member’s constituency. We have put in further funding for dentistry. We were left with dental deserts across many…04 Feb 2026HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Member is right to raise that. Obviously, we will support the police with their investigation, but we will also press on with our work to halve violence against women and…04 Feb 2026HANSARDEngagementsThe right hon. Gentleman talks of a public inquiry. Obviously, the focus now has to be on the criminal investigation, which has started. As he knows, that investigation will go…04 Feb 2026HANSARDEngagementsWe looked at the material. There was a process, and the right hon. Gentleman will understand that there was then a security vetting exercise as well. That is why I started by…04 Feb 2026HANSARDEngagementsMay I pay tribute to my hon. Friend? She campaigns tirelessly to stop these antisocial, dangerous bikes terrorising communities. Our Crime and Policing Bill will mean that police…04 Feb 2026HANSARDEngagementsMorgan McSweeney is an essential part of my team. He helped me change the Labour party and win an election. Of course I have confidence in him. Whatever is slung across this…04 Feb 2026HANSARDEngagementsI have set out the process. It will not be a political process. It will be led by the Cabinet Secretary, supported by the Government legal teams. I am pleased that the right hon.…04 Feb 2026HANSARDEngagementsThe first exemption is in relation to anything that could compromise national security. That is not a small matter, and many Members on the Opposition Benches will know precisely…04 Feb 2026HANSARDEngagementsYes, it did. As a result, various questions were put to him. I intend to disclose to the House—the national security and prejudice to international relations on one side; I want…04 Feb 2026HANSARDEngagementsAs the House would expect, we went through a process. There was a due diligence exercise, and then there was security vetting by the security services. What was not known was the…04 Feb 2026HANSARDEngagementsLet me start where I must: with the victims of Epstein. All our thoughts are with them. Our thoughts are also with all those who lost jobs, savings and livelihoods in the…04 Feb 2026HANSARDEngagementsI thank the commanding officer and crew of HMS Duncan for their service, and I also thank my hon. Friend. I remember meeting the brilliant workforce in his region, and I know that…04 Feb 2026HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is a superb champion for Paisley. Her constituents deserve a Scottish Government who match her dedication. For our part, we have delivered a record funding…04 Feb 2026HANSARDEngagementsOn World Cancer Day, we are publishing our national cancer plan to transform care for patients. It means investment in cutting-edge technology, so that our exceptional frontline…04 Feb 2026