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HANSARDElection of SpeakerThank you very much, Mr Speaker-Elect. I wish to begin by welcoming all new Members to the Chamber, in particular those from Scottish constituencies. There are probably a few more…09 Jul 2024HANSARDEngagementsMay I begin by also welcoming the hon. Member for South Thanet (Craig Mackinlay) back to the Chamber? He is indeed an inspiration to all of us. Mr Speaker, speculation is rife, so…22 May 2024HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister continues to play games with the public, so while he does that, let us get back to some serious matters. I was taken aback this week when a former Prime…22 May 2024HANSARDInfected Blood Inquiry ReportI wish to begin by stating something I think we all now agree is self-evidently the case, which is that this scandal represents the very worst of Westminster: decades of…20 May 2024HANSARDEngagementsLet us be clear. What the Prime Minister did was not just equate my colleagues and I to dangerous despots across the world; he proactively compared almost half the Scottish…15 May 2024HANSARDEngagementsOn Monday, the Prime Minister outlined what he considers to be extremist threats to our society, and in doing so he actively compared North Korea, Iran and Russia with those…15 May 2024HANSARDEngagementsMay I begin by also congratulating the fantastic John Swinney on becoming Scotland’s First Minister? Our opponents should be very careful what they wish for. As we await the…08 May 2024HANSARDEngagementsLet us be clear: the confidence that Israel has shown in its military ambitions in Rafah stems from the silence of its allies on the Front Benches in this place and elsewhere…08 May 2024HANSARDEngagementsOn Monday, the Armed Forces Minister could neither confirm nor deny that UK troops may soon be deployed on the ground in the middle east. The public watching will be hoping that…01 May 2024HANSARDEngagementsLet us all be in no doubt: aid is required in Gaza, and it is required because, when people are not being bombed, they are starving to death. The solution to that is a ceasefire…01 May 2024HANSARDEngagementsThis week, a former Prime Minister who oversaw a financial crash before being unceremoniously turfed from office told the public the truth—and I am not referring to that one, Mr…17 Apr 2024HANSARDEngagementsGordon Brown was also correct in stating that Scottish independence is not simply off the agenda. Those remarks were echoed just yesterday by the general secretary of the Scottish…17 Apr 2024HANSARDEngagementsOf course there is a serious point to be made here, because the Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned of the conspiracy of silence that exists between the Labour party and the…20 Mar 2024HANSARDEngagementsWith his Back Benchers looking for a unity candidate to replace him, which of the now numerous born-again Thatcherites on the Labour Front Bench does the Prime Minister believe…20 Mar 2024HANSARDEngagementsI begin by wishing Ramadan Mubarak to Muslims across these isles. The Conservative party has accepted a £10 million donation from an individual who has said that one of our…13 Mar 2024HANSARDEngagementsThis is complete rubbish. The gentleman in question apologised for “being rude”. He was not rude; he was racist, odious and downright bloody dangerous. On Monday, No. 10 said that…13 Mar 2024HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister knows that not to be the case. But there is a serious point to be made here: the Conservative party wants to use Scotland’s natural resources to pay for tax…06 Mar 2024HANSARDEngagementsMuch to my surprise, this morning it has been widely reported that the Conservative party in Scotland is absolutely furious that Westminster is about to tax Scotland’s natural…06 Mar 2024HANSARDEngagementsWe are approaching five months since this conflict began. In that time, this House has equivocated and, on three occasions at the United Nations, this Government have abstained…28 Feb 2024HANSARDEngagementsSome 30,000 people dead; 70,000 injured; 1.5 million sheltering in Rafah; 300,000 living in feral conditions in northern Gaza; and, of course, 100 hostages still tragically held…28 Feb 2024