Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Oct 2025 Middle East
"I very much welcome the Prime Minister’s statement today. After two years of relentless genocide committed by Israel, killing many tens of thousands of innocent people, a ceasefire is an historic and hopeful moment, even though it took far too long to achieve. Watching released Palestinians and Israelis reunite with …..." Nadia Whittome - View Speech
"I do not know how many doors I have knocked on in my 12 years as a Labour member, but I do know that not a single person has ever told me that what they really need to improve their lives, their community and the country is mandatory digital ID. …..." Nadia Whittome - View Speech
"I start by thanking Members for bringing this important debate and thanking those who have spoken so bravely about their own experiences of loss and harm. No matter how a baby dies or a wanted pregnancy ends, it is always deeply painful and traumatic for bereaved families, but their suffering …..." Nadia Whittome - View Speech
"I rise to support my new clause 10, as well as a number of other amendments tabled by my right hon. and hon. Friends, including new clause 8, new clause 11 and amendment 38.
I welcome the concessions that the Government have made to the Bill, which I will be …..." Nadia Whittome - View Speech
"I wonder whether the shadow Minister realises that according to the DWP’s own statistics the PIP fraud rate is 0.2%. I do not want him to feel like a mug...." Nadia Whittome - View Speech
"I want to make it clear to Members that the order we are voting on is not about whether we support Palestine Action’s political positions or protest methods. To vote against this motion, Members do not have to agree with the group at all; they can still support holding it …..." Nadia Whittome - View Speech
UN experts urge us not to do this. They state that they are
“concerned at the unjustified labelling of a political protest movement as ‘terrorist’”.
Hundreds of lawyers have written to the Home Secretary, warning that proscribing Palestine Action would conflate protest and …..." Nadia Whittome - View Speech
"Disabled people’s organisations have been clear that even with these concessions, they oppose this Bill. The Government talk of co-production of the PIP review, but it is not co-production if the starting point is delivering cuts, and if the Government are asking disabled people where they would prefer those cuts …..." Nadia Whittome - View Speech
"Why should we implement this model for sex work when the evidence from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland shows that it has increased violence towards sex workers?..." Nadia Whittome - View Speech