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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 22 Jul 2025
Orgreave Inquiry

"I thank the Minister for advance sight of her statement. Growing up in the north-east, I know the emotions stirred by the miners’ strike; decades after the events, they continue to cause significant division and disagreement in our communities. Regardless of people’s views on the rights and wrongs of the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 Jul 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"Hard-working traders at Stockton’s historic Shambles shopping centre were shocked to receive letters from Stockton’s Labour council telling them that they were to be evicted and inviting them to a meeting with less than 24 hours’ notice. I have been along to meet them and they are devastated, fearful for …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Jul 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"May I join you, Mr Speaker, in marking the anniversary of the 7/7 London bombings? Our thoughts are with the victims and families, and all who did all they could to help those in need.

Yesterday, Met Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley called the spending review “disappointing”, highlighting that he …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Jul 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"I think that was a failure to commit to that total number. During the passage of the Crime and Policing Bill, we asked the Government to stop our police having to investigate playground squabbles and hurty words online as non-crime hate incidents, and now senior police officers are joining that …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 01 Jul 2025
Refugee Citizenship Rights

"Will the Minister give way?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 01 Jul 2025
Refugee Citizenship Rights

"It is a pleasure, as always, to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Butler. I congratulate the hon. Member for Alloa and Grangemouth (Brian Leishman) on bringing forward his interesting debate, although I am sure it will come as no surprise that my view is very different from his.

Britain is …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 19 Jun 2025
Business of the House

"Last week, I was heartbroken to hear of the loss of Norma Burton, one half of the much-loved social media duo Jess and Norma. Norma captured the hearts of millions with her warmth and humour, and her amazing bond with her granddaughter, Jess. Can we have a debate on the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Jun 2025
Crime and Policing Bill

"He is not a toolmaker, no.

Tool theft is completely out of control, and I know the impact it has on people’s lives. Research from Direct Line shows that 45,000 tool thefts were reported to the police in a single year, amounting to one every 12 minutes. This country is …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Jun 2025
Crime and Policing Bill

"I may have said it yesterday, but it cannot be said enough: once again, I pay tribute to the hard work of police officers, PCSOs and police staff across the country. They put themselves in harm’s way every day to keep our streets safe, under immense pressure. I hope that …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Jun 2025
Crime and Policing Bill

"One of the things we were doing was putting record funding into policing and putting a record number of police on the streets. The one thing we were not doing was taxing our police forces off the streets. We were making huge progress.

I would also like to mention Sergeant …..."

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