Local Government Reorganisation Debate

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Judith Cummins

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Local Government Reorganisation

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Dover and Portsmouth: Protests
Monday 7th September 2026

(4 weeks, 1 day ago)

Commons Chamber
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Angela Rayner Portrait Angela Rayner
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I appreciate the hon. Member’s frustration, but—[Interruption.]

Judith Cummins Portrait Madam Deputy Speaker (Judith Cummins)
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Order. The hon. Member for South Basildon and East Thurrock (James McMurdock) may wish, out of courtesy to this House and certainly to the Secretary of State—and to his constituents and my constituents—to stay in his seat to listen to the response by the Secretary of State.

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The right hon. Member for Rayleigh and Wickford (Mr Francois) raised these issues before, and I do appreciate the frustration in Essex. In response to the right hon. Member, who was here a while ago and raised these issues, I made it really clear that local government reorganisation is about delivering—

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