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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have another request from Walsall borough residents. Earlier today, the Secretary of State said that local people know best. I have sent him an invitation to a peaceful protest…23 Feb 2026HANSARDDraft Caribbean Development Bank (Eleventh Replenishment of the Special Development Fund (Unified)) Order 2026It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. I thank the Minister for setting out the draft order. The Caribbean faces profound and overlapping challenges, and we…23 Feb 2026HANSARD Standards in Public LifeToday’s statement is little more than a smokescreen, and a chance to distract from the key issue, which is about Peter Mandelson and our Prime Minister. More questions are being…09 Feb 2026HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Genocide Risk AssessmentI thank the hon. Member for Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber (Brendan O’Hara) for securing this debate and the Backbench Business Committee for granting it. Before turning to the…05 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonI am grateful to my hon. Friend, but you just get used to that sort of thing when you have been here for a while. We should never forget the people outside. We should never forget…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonMy hon. Friend is just so right, and I will come to that point a little later. The core of this debate is the fact that we want answers. There are huge questions about the…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonAbsolutely. I will share something with the House today. I never set out to be a politician. I never in a million years expected to sit on these green Benches, but I did it to…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonAt the start of this afternoon, I sat through Prime Minister’s questions and did not really have any intention of taking part in this Opposition day debate. I quite often take…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonThat is exactly the point. I do not think it is for me to answer those questions; it is for the Prime Minister to do so, but I will continue to question his judgment. How on earth…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonI apologise, Madam Deputy Speaker, I was getting a bit carried away there. The Prime Minister assured MPs that “full due process” was followed in his appointment of Peter…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonDoes my hon. Friend agree that this boils down to judgment, whether it is the Prime Minister’s or that of others on the Government Benches? So much was known about Peter Mandelson…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonMy right hon. Friend makes a really important. This is about probity and evidence and making sure, for the reputation of this country, that we are appointing the right people. I…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonIt absolutely beggars belief. If we want to clean up politics, this sort of thing should not be allowed to happen. We know that politics are difficult, but this was down to the…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonI think our motion was and is very clear, and we know how evidence and information are brought forward when it comes to the ISC. My question was very clear: would the hon.…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonAll things being equal, would the hon. Gentleman have gone through the Aye Lobby or the No Lobby if a Division was called on the motion?04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonI will touch on vetting in my contribution later, but as someone who was vetted by the Foreign Office many years ago, I would like to seek clarity as to whether Peter Mandelson…04 Feb 2026HANSARD Armed Conflict: ChildrenIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I congratulate the hon. Member for Hyndburn (Sarah Smith) on securing this important debate. I also thank…04 Feb 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillWill the Secretary of State give way?03 Feb 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillOn that point, will the Secretary of State give way?03 Feb 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for giving way. I have tried my best to be patient, as he indicated I should be, but surely he agrees that there is only one way for him…03 Feb 2026