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HANSARDEngagementsDepending upon the results in the elections next week, this may well be my final PMQs. I suppose that the same is perhaps true for the Prime Minister as well. But before then,…29 Apr 2026HANSARDReferral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Macclesfield (Tim Roca), who has done no harm whatsoever to his case to soon become a junior Whip in the Government— [ Interruption.…28 Apr 2026HANSARDReferral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesIt is hard at this stage to come to any other conclusion. If Labour Members had confidence in their Prime Minister, they would already be going to the Privileges Committee,…28 Apr 2026HANSARDReferral of Prime Minister to Committee of Privilegesrose —28 Apr 2026HANSARDReferral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesI thank the right hon. Member for belatedly giving way. I do not know if he has noticed, but this afternoon, polling was released outlining that 61% of people on these isles…28 Apr 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response UpdateIn respect of the Humble Address, perhaps contrary to what was suggested earlier, the House agreed to it only on the basis that Labour MPs were about to rebel against the position…27 Apr 2026HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. When I asked how the Government intend to vote tomorrow, the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister said that he would not answer,…27 Apr 2026HANSARDMiddle East: Economic UpdateWe are very fortunate in Scotland to already produce more renewable electricity than we consume, and of course we produce more oil and gas than we consume as well. Unfortunately,…21 Apr 2026HANSARD Peter Mandelson: Government AppointmentI congratulate the right hon. Lady on securing this debate, and indeed on eviscerating the Prime Minister in her speech. Does she not believe that the sorry souls on the…21 Apr 2026HANSARDSecurity VettingThe harshest and most important truth in this entire process is that the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom chose to proactively ignore the victims of Jeffrey Epstein when he…20 Apr 2026HANSARDMiddle EastThe Prime Minister is absolutely right to condemn the abhorrent response of the terrorists in the IRGC, but I notice in his statement that there was no explicit condemnation of…13 Apr 2026HANSARDOil and GasOne reason that Norway is so successful is the certainty that is applied to its tax regime in respect of oil and gas drilling. The Conservatives’ motion, as I read it, seeks to…24 Mar 2026HANSARDOil and GasThe workers who the Minister is referring to have a very different take from his own on his Government’s approach to the North sea. Indeed, I think they would be incredulous at…24 Mar 2026HANSARDEngagementsLet us be clear on this. Donald Trump’s war in Iran is illegal and the situation that has unfolded since is verging on insane: oil is falling from the skies; sewers are exploding;…11 Mar 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address MotionIf I listened to the Chief Secretary correctly, which I think I did, he said, “His victims must be our first priority.” Let us be clear: for the Prime Minister, they were not. On…11 Mar 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address MotionRight honourable.11 Mar 2026HANSARDEngagementsIf I have just heard the Prime Minister correctly, he has essentially rolled the same pitch in relation to Matthew Doyle as he did with Peter Mandelson, in saying that they were…11 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonWill the right hon. Member give way?04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonI thank the Minister for giving way. I am curious. Earlier we heard the Prime Minister state that he knew that Peter Mandelson had maintained a relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonI said I will not. The hon. Member can sit down and listen to my speech today, as his colleagues should have done on many occasions in months gone past. The Prime Minister has let…04 Feb 2026