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HANSARD Police Grant ReportIt may have slipped the Home Secretary’s mind, but he did not actually answer a very important question. Is he seriously suggesting that there is no link between falling police…05 Feb 2019HANSARD Windrush SchemeGiven what the Home Secretary has heard, does he really believe that my right hon. Friend the Member for Tottenham (Mr Lammy) was inappropriate in his tone? Does he really think…05 Feb 2019HANSARD Police Grant ReportThere was a time when the Conservative party claimed to be the party of law and order, yet we do not see a single Conservative MP still standing in this debate to defend this…05 Feb 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018Does the Prime Minister not understand that the reason we are in this mess is that she chose to go and negotiate without first commanding the support of a majority in the House?…29 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Economic Forecasts11. What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union on the Bank of England’s forecasts for the economy after the UK leaves the EU.29 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Economic ForecastsThe Bank of England knows that no deal will be a disaster, and so do Ministers and the Chancellor, yet the Prime Minister is whipping her MPs to vote today for an amendment that…29 Jan 2019HANSARD Leaving the European UnionIt is now clear that the Prime Minister is counting on the House of Commons to rule out her red lines because she lacks the political authority to do so. Whether it is her dead…21 Jan 2019HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentIt has been a long time coming, Mr Speaker. I say with some humility to the hon. Member for Isle of Wight (Mr Seely) that this really is not the afternoon for Conservative Members…16 Jan 2019HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for South Dorset (Richard Drax), because his speech shows the level of so many Members’ detachment from the absolute reality of the…16 Jan 2019HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentThis is not the afternoon for the hon. Gentleman to lecture me about holding my leadership to account. This is an afternoon for him and every other Conservative Member to hold…16 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Contingency PlanningThe Prime Minister’s threatening of this Parliament and the country with no deal is entirely reckless, irresponsible and unnecessary. It is also causing unnecessary fear and…15 Jan 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI am not sure whether we are asking questions on the business statement or making points of order. Given the scale of defeat, the Government must surely have seen the inevitable…15 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Contingency Planning2. What progress his Department has made on contingency planning for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.15 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActI am grateful to the Chancellor for giving way. Throughout this process he has been far and away the coolest head around the Cabinet table, constantly advocating for the economic…14 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActWill the Secretary of State give way?14 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActWhen people in Ilford North and throughout the country voted to leave, they did so for many reasons, but always with the promise and expectation of something better. So when this…14 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for tabling the new clause. I found HMRC’s answers to the Treasury Committee wholly unsatisfactory. There remain serious questions to be…08 Jan 2019