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Wera Hobhouse

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House Business during the Pandemic
Monday 8th June 2020

(5 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Priti Patel Portrait Priti Patel
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My hon. Friend is absolutely right. It is the responsibility of the elected Mayor of London, the police and crime commissioner for London, to do exactly that.

Wera Hobhouse Portrait Wera Hobhouse (Bath) (LD)
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Many people in Bath, Bristol and the surrounding areas have said that the statue of Edward Colston should have been removed many years ago. Does the Home Secretary agree?

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The question is, why wasn’t it and why did the Labour Mayor not do that sooner?

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