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HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I seek your guidance regarding the accuracy of the official report in Hansard. In my speech on Wednesday 2 July 2025 during the debate…16 Jul 2025HANSARD Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillI rise to speak in support of amendment 2(a) tabled by the hon. Member for Leeds East (Richard Burgon), amendment 38 in the name of the hon. Member for York Central (Rachael…09 Jul 2025HANSARD Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillExactly. Those are among the concerns about the requirement for an NHS diagnosis. Meanwhile, what is the economic justification? Well, there is not one. As a share of GDP,…09 Jul 2025HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismTwenty-one years ago, a human rights barrister stood in court and defended an activist who broke into RAF Fairford trying to disable a bomber to prevent war crimes in Iraq. That…02 Jul 2025HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismWill the Minister give way?02 Jul 2025HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismThe Minister will be aware that the High Court has granted Palestine Action permission for a legal challenge. Rather than the Home Secretary, who is not here, rushing this order…02 Jul 2025HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. During the debate on the proscription of Palestine Action, the hon. Member for High Peak (Jon Pearce), whom I have notified of this…02 Jul 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesIt is a disgrace that the Foreign Secretary is not here, but it is unsurprising. The majority of the British public support a full arms embargo on Israel, yet this Labour…04 Jun 2025HANSARDStrategic Defence ReviewWhile the Government pledge to raise defence spending to 3% of GDP, funnelling hundreds of billions in public money to arms companies and their shareholders, and continuing to arm…02 Jun 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesBetween October and December 2024, the Government approved export licences worth more than £127 million for Israel, exceeding the total approved under the Tories between 2020 and…20 May 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ14. Last week, humanitarian law organisations applied for an arrest warrant for Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar over alleged war crimes in Gaza, including the siege of…23 Apr 2025HANSARD“For Women Scotland” Supreme Court RulingIn Britain today, trans women are denied safe housing, refused essential healthcare and left waiting years for gender-affirming treatment. This is not accidental; it is the result…22 Apr 2025HANSARDSpring StatementThe UK is the 6th richest country in the world, yet more than one in three children and 25% of adults live in poverty. Since Labour came into power, 25,000 more children have been…26 Mar 2025HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI rise in support of new clause 23, tabled in my name, which seeks to extend mandatory relationships, sex and health education to all young people aged 16 to 18 in further…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformThe Resolution Foundation has warned that as a result of cuts in PIP, 620,000 people could lose about £675 a month, with the poorest families hit the hardest. Given that 870,000…18 Mar 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ11. In October 2023 in an interview with LBC, the Prime Minister said:“I think Israel does have that right”,when asked whether cutting off power and water to Gaza was…12 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillI refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I am a proud trade unionist and a member of Unite the union. I have been supported from across the…12 Mar 2025HANSARD Border Security, Asylum and Immigration BillHon. Members might not realise it from some of the speeches that we have heard, but this Bill is actually about people—people fleeing war, persecution and unimaginable hardship.…10 Feb 2025HANSARD Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillI will focus on the powers in the Bill that force banks to trawl through our private financial data, scanning for indicators of fraud and error—indicators that are not publicly…03 Feb 2025HANSARDSudan and Eastern DRCAccording to UN experts the UAE has been providing arms and support to the Rapid Support Forces through its networks in Libya, Chad, the Central African Republic, South Sudan and…28 Jan 2025