Commons
Proceedings
27 October 2025
6 contributions
Points of Order
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. On Saturday, the hon. Member for Runcorn and Helsby (Sarah Pochin) said:
“It drives me mad when I see adverts full of black people, full of Asian people”.
The hon. Member also said:
“It doesn’t reflect our society”.
As the MP for Brent East, one of the …
Madam Deputy Speaker, the comment that I referred to is absolutely a racist comment. Can we not call out that comment in this House? It is in breach of the Nolan principles for MPs. I want to know if you can help me in ensuring that—
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Commons
Debate
23 October 2025
4 contributions
Black History Month
Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. We are all very proud that you have made history and sit in that big Chair for lots of people to see.
I welcome the Government’s decision to hold today’s debate on Black History Month in Government time—something that I have called for many times. Before I forget, I…
Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I should know better. I will have to google all their constituencies. Anyway, we have some amazing founding members of the black caucus, and that will go from strength to strength.
Among all the positivity, I am tired. When we see 110,000 people marching in London l…
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Commons
Proceedings
23 October 2025
Business of the House
I thank the Leader of the House for holding the Black History Month debate in Government time. The recent Government consultation on closing the ethnicity pay gap is important. The GMB’s report shows that there is a pay gap in Parliament. Will he help me to push forward action plans so that we can c…
Commons
Proceedings
22 October 2025
Points of Order
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. At the beginning of Prime Minister’s questions, I rushed in while a question was being asked, and I want to apologise. I was rushing in from celebrating Diwali and the new year from my local temple in Willesden. On Monday I was celebrating Diwali and the new year at …
Commons
Westminster Hall
15 October 2025
5 contributions
Knife Crime
We all have stories. In my constituency, we used to have quite a number of knife crimes, but the early intervention and violent crime reduction unit that the Mayor has put in place has helped to reduce that and young people in pupil referral units are also mentored and looked after. Does my hon. Fri…
The Metropolitan police briefing for October 2025 said there were 1,154 fewer knife crime offences in the 12 months to August 2025—a 7% drop. Is the hon. Member disputing the Met police stats?
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Commons
Debate
15 September 2025
Employment Rights Bill
My hon. Friend talks about tipping things in favour of the employee. How important is that, when we have heard of employees who have been exploited through zero-hours contracts, and who cannot say no, or pay their bills? Some people, especially young women, have been sexually abused at work when the…
Commons
Prime Minister's Questions
Prime Minister
3 September 2025
2 contributions
Engagements
Q1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 3 September.
Economically deprived high streets and poorer high streets are flooded with gambling shops. The “aim to permit” legislation prevents councils from saying no. My summer campaign on gambling reform has received loads of support, including from Gordon Brown, who says that if we tax the gambling industr…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
1 September 2025
Middle East
I thank the Foreign Secretary for his statement today. Israel’s decision to escalate operations in Gaza further and to expand further into Gaza City, where famine has officially been declared, shows that it simply is not listening to our concerns. Given that the Government have raised concerns over …
Commons
Ministerial Statement
21 July 2025
Middle East
We watch as families survey the ruins of their homes and are mocked by illegal settlers in the west bank, and we watch as a little boy looks at his dead relative, waiting for him to take another breath. I watched a mother whose baby had its leg amputated before it even got to take its first step. Wh…
Commons
Westminster Hall
10 July 2025
2 contributions
London’s National Economic Contribution
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Western. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Kensington and Bayswater (Joe Powell) on securing this vital debate.
If we are serious about national growth, we must invest in London. That should not be in dispute after what we have heard tod…
It is actually not unusual that when there is a Labour Government and a Labour mayor—like when there was a Tory Government and mayor—there is not a Minister for London. Also, on the hon. Member’s comments about our Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has been the biggest business mayor London has seen. He h…
Commons
Proceedings
3 July 2025
5 contributions
Phone Theft
I beg to move,
That this House has considered the matter of mobile phone theft.
I thank the Backbench Business Committee for ensuring that we could have this important debate today. I know that there are many MPs who would have loved to be here today and who have suffered mobile phone thefts.
Ten…
I thank the hon. Member for that important intervention; he is absolutely right. A mobile phone is not just for making a phone call anymore; it is an integral part of most people’s lives. It holds data on it, as well as pictures that its owner will never be able to take again. It holds voicemails fr…
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Commons
Debate
3 July 2025
Women’s State Pension Age: Financial Redress
I, too, have many constituents who are affected, and I have held up the banner saying, “I stand with WASPI women.” My hon. Friend the Member for Salford (Rebecca Long Bailey) laid out where we can find the money. Surely we can promise to revisit this when the public purse allows, rather than letting…
Commons
Westminster Hall
1 July 2025
2 contributions
Refugee Citizenship Rights
Order. I remind hon. Members that they should bob if they wish to speak.
Order. I would also like to give Brian Leishman two minutes to wind up.
Commons
Westminster Hall
1 July 2025
Waterloo-Reading Line: Class 701 Trains
I will call Clive Jones to move the motion and then call the Minister to respond. I remind other Members—one Member—that they may make a speech only with prior permission from the Member in charge of the debate and the Minister. There will not be an opportunity for the Member in charge to wind up, a…
Commons
Westminster Hall
1 July 2025
2 contributions
Hospitality Sector
I remind Members that they should bob if they would like to contribute to the debate. Informally, speech times should be around four minutes.
For a two-minute wind-up, I call Mike Wood.
Commons
Proceedings
23 June 2025
Pride Month
I am sorry to interrupt such a magnificent speech. The first Pride march in London was in 1972, and I have met many people who were on that first Pride march who thought that they would never need to march again, but they still need to march now. Does my hon. Friend feel sorry that Pride organisatio…
Commons
Debate
18 June 2025
3 contributions
Crime and Policing Bill
Is the right hon. Member aware of Simon Cowell’s campaign? He purchased an electric bike, flipped over backwards and almost broke his back. That is definitely a clear indication of how dangerous these bikes can be.
I support my hon. Friend’s new clauses. In fact, when I was Minister for Young Citizens and Youth Engagement, we posed this question of whether there should be rounded knives. I am glad to see that the debate has moved on, because at that point, people found the idea that this would help solve the k…
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Commons
Debate
17 June 2025
Crime and Policing Bill
On facial recognition, does the Minister agree that my amendment 21 would stop the police accessing everybody’s driving licences to use them for complete surveillance, which is not the intention of the Bill?
Commons
Proceedings
16 June 2025
4 contributions
Windrush Day 2025
Will my hon. Friend give way?
On that point about the expats who came over from the Caribbean and what they endured, does my hon. Friend agree that we sometimes fail to recognise the strength and the resilience of the Windrush generation, which often gets overlooked?
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Commons
Proceedings
9 June 2025
Breast Cancer Screening: Bassetlaw
I was diagnosed and went through the journey of early-stage breast cancer during the covid pandemic. Does my hon. Friend agree that it is important that the system understands that breast cancer can present in younger women, not just in older women?
Commons
Ministerial Statement
4 June 2025
3 contributions
Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories
Minister, if we do not recognise Palestine, it will cease to exist, and I commend my hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool Wavertree (Paula Barker). Israel has approved another 22 settlement sites in the occupied west bank—the biggest expansion in decades. It violates international law. Minister, Lou…
The passion is overtaking me, Madam Deputy Speaker.
Minister, do you not agree that we need— [ Interruption. ]
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Commons
Ministerial Statement
4 June 2025
Regional Growth
I welcome the Minister’s announcement. It is quite wonderful to hear MPs buzzing about the investment in their constituencies, especially after 14 years of neglect by the Tories and their short-term, insufficient funding. Will the Minister reassure the House that, when the spending review comes next…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
20 May 2025
Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories
I thank the Secretary of State for his strong statement. It feels like it has taken a long time for us to get to this point. When something is intolerable, we stop it from happening some way or another. Will this actually stop what is happening in Gaza, or is it too late? The fact that Netanyahu has…
Commons
Proceedings
12 May 2025
Points of Order
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Can I seek advice on how I can withdraw my ten-minute rule Bill on protecting the job title of “nurse”, which is due for its Second Reading? Today, on International Nurses Day, the Government have announced that they will adopt my Bill, and will indeed prot…