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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 19 Nov 2025
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"The Prime Minister talks about speculation. The only people who have been speculating are his Government, every single day for the last three months. He mentioned inflation in his last answer; inflation has nearly doubled since Labour came into office. He wants a round of applause because it has come …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 19 Nov 2025
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"On energy policy, what we are doing is listening to industry. [Interruption.]..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 19 Nov 2025
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"It is quite clear that the Government are going to freeze thresholds; we did not get a clear answer from the Prime Minister, but this is really important. In her Budget speech last year, the Chancellor said:

“I am keeping every single promise on tax that I made in our …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 19 Nov 2025
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"The Prime Minister says that the Budget is next week, but we read all about it in the papers. This is the first Budget to unravel before it has even been delivered. I am afraid that the Chancellor’s cluelessness is damaging the economy now. The Prime Minister needs to end …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 19 Nov 2025
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"I associate Conservative Members with the remarks the Prime Minister made about James Elliot.

Can the Prime Minister tell us why his Government are the first Government in history to float an increase in income tax rates, only to then U-turn on it—all after the actual Budget?..."
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Written Question
Deputy Prime Minister: Departmental Responsibilities
Monday 14th October 2024

Asked by: Kemi Badenoch (Conservative - North West Essex)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Deputy Prime Minister's remit includes responsibility for ethics and integrity in government.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education)

Each minister is responsible for their personal conduct, including upholding the highest standards of propriety and integrity.

Policy responsibility for propriety and ethics in government is held by the Cabinet Office.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 30 Nov 2022
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"The Government are committed to protecting people from these practices. We are carefully considering the responses to the public consultation on banning conversion practices, which closed this year, and we will set out our next steps and the Government’s response in due course...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 30 Nov 2022
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"This is a very serious issue, and one reason that it is taking so long is that we are being very considered. Many of the things that people asked for when we first started talking about conversion therapy practices are different from what we are looking at now, so the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 30 Nov 2022
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"The hon. Lady from the SNP is, of course, talking absolute nonsense. Government Members are legislators and what we are going to do is bring a robust Bill into law, not one that will be helpful for her to send her tweets. This is about looking after vulnerable people and …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 30 Nov 2022
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"My hon. Friend asks a good question. I do understand the anxiety. One of the things that I am trying to do is take a lot of the heat out of the debate. Questions such as that from the hon. Member for Livingston (Hannah Bardell), which seek to inflame anxiety …..."
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