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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 24 Jul 2025
“Hillsborough Law”

"My Lords, the right-wing press had a role to play in this scandal. Will this Bill, or any other legislation, address the issue that the media played a major role in Hillsborough and many other scandals?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 23 Jul 2025
Jobs Market

"My Lords, did not the previous Government leave us with a legacy of poverty pay and a lack of training in the workforce, meaning that we have plenty of vacancies but not the skills to fill them? Is that not a disgrace?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 21 Jul 2025
Official Development Assistance

"My Lords, does the Minister agree that the most effective way of helping countries is to try to extend birth control in countries that currently do not have that ability? Does she agree that, in a time when there is a shortage of resources, we should concentrate on that area?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 21 Jul 2025
Weight Loss Medication

"My Lords, should we ask the food industry, which is responsible for obesity, to pay a contribution so that we can extend this service?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 16 Jul 2025
Newspapers: Foreign Ownership

"My Lords, is it not the case that a lot of our media and our press are controlled by the right wing? Do we not need a regulator that will start to protect the public from the propaganda that we see from the right-wing press on a daily basis?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 15 Jul 2025
Taxes

"My Lords, the Opposition seem to be suggesting that we can cut taxes without finding a way of bridging that gap in the Budget. Does my noble friend agree that it looks as though the Truss fantasy politics and economics that we saw nearly bring the country to its knees …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 14 Jul 2025
Tax on Imports under £135

"My Lords, can the Minister tell us how long this has been a problem, and whether anyone attempted to resolve it over the past 15 years? Can he say whether this is another case in which this Government have failed to put right 14 years of Tory mismanagement?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 10 Jul 2025
Falkland Islands: Fisheries Exports Tariffs

"My Lords, is this not another case of where it has been a disadvantage to Britain to leave Europe? We were promised lots of benefits. When are those benefits going to arrive?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 10 Jul 2025
Tax Increases

"My Lords, we have just heard that the benefits system is broken. Can the Minister remind us who broke it? Is this not a case of having to clear up the mess that they left?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Jul 2025
Government Performance against Fiscal Rules

"My Lords, will the Minister rule out following the example of the Truss Government, who crashed the economy? Has he received an apology for being left such a sad state of affairs in the economy that we have inherited?..."
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