Commons
Westminster Hall
1 July 2026
MPs’ Second Jobs: Prohibition
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Western. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Leeds East (Richard Burgon) for securing this hugely important debate and for his leadership on this issue over a long period.
At its heart, this debate is about public service, trust, standards and wh…
Commons
Oral Questions
29 June 2026
2 contributions
Universal Credit: People in Employment
8. What assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of people in employment claiming universal credit.
As the proud parliamentary lead for the Right To Food UK Commission, I have heard powerful testimony from workers employed by large, profitable companies across the UK who are paid so little that they are driven to hardship, hunger and dependence on universal credit just to put food on the table. Th…
Commons
Debate
20 May 2026
Defence Readiness
I welcome any debate that has the collective security of the British people at its heart, because I believe one of the greatest threats to our security is the economic system governing this country, which has consistently failed working-class people and communities, and which will undoubtedly be mad…
Commons
Debate
27 April 2026
2 contributions
Public Office (Accountability) Bill (Carry-over)
As I set out in my question to the Leader of the House on Thursday, I welcome the Government tabling this carry-over motion for the Hillsborough law, but in truth it should never have come to this. It is wrong and difficult to accept that we find ourselves here today with no Hillsborough legislation…
I thank the hon. Gentleman for those kind words.
The Minister and I both stood for election in 2024 on a clear manifesto commitment to deliver the Hillsborough law in full. The Prime Minister promised on multiple occasions that passing the Hillsborough law would be among the first acts of this Gove…
Commons
Oral Questions
23 April 2026
Business of the House
I warmly welcome the Government’s tabling of the carry-over motion for the Hillsborough law. A lot of people who were extremely worried about what was happening will be relieved today. However, that motion must be matched with urgency. Ministers must end the delays and deliver the law in full, as pr…
Commons
Debate
21 April 2026
Peter Mandelson: Government Appointment
Peter Mandelson once spoke of the Labour left being sealed in a tomb. Today, it is the toxic politics he came to represent that should be buried—politics that repels millions and that is far from the values on which our party was founded. If we are serious about renewal and about learning the lesson…
Commons
Westminster Hall
16 April 2026
NHS Federated Data Platform
I first raised concerns about the Palantir contract in August 2023, in a letter I wrote to the Health Secretary in the previous Government. I am here today to raise my huge concerns again, because I believe that this contract is an affront to the values of our country and the NHS.
Palantir’s co-fou…
Commons
Prime Minister's Questions
Prime Minister
15 April 2026
Engagements
Q3. As the Prime Minister said, 37 years ago today, 97 innocent children, women and men went to a football match and were unlawfully killed at the hands of a corrupt state. I was at Hillsborough, and I was one of the lucky ones who survived and walked away.As parliamentary lead for the Hillsborough …
Commons
Westminster Hall
14 April 2026
Hidden Credit Liabilities: Role of the FCA
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Roger. I thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Hayes and Harlington (John McDonnell) for securing this debate and for his fight for truth and justice over many years.
Many believe that this issue goes to the very heart of the Hillsborough law,…
Commons
Debate
25 March 2026
Nuclear Test Veterans
I pay tribute to all those who served in our armed forces as part of the nuclear tests overseas, to those who suffered illness or died prematurely as a result of the tests, and to the bereaved families and family members who were born with rare disabilities as a result of the radiation that our nucl…
Commons
Oral Questions
19 March 2026
Business of the House
Eight months after the Prime Minister promised a call for evidence on Gabe’s law following the tragic death of 15-year-old Gabriel Santer, we are still waiting. Meanwhile, preventable deaths continue in multi-storey car parks. Companies such as Q-Park, despite multiple incidents and no estate-wide s…
Commons
Oral Questions
19 March 2026
2 contributions
Statutory Right to Food
8. What assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a statutory right to food.
The Right to Food UK Commission, launched last November, is gathering vital evidence from policy experts and those with lived experience of food poverty from across the UK—next week we will be Aberdare and Cardiff. I would like to put on the record my thanks to my hon. Friend the Minister for the po…
Commons
Westminster Hall
18 March 2026
2 contributions
Royal Mail: Performance
Will the hon. Member give way?
On the issue of dates, does the hon. Gentleman agree that the blame starts in 2013, when the coalition Government disastrously privatised this national treasure? Does he agree that Royal Mail needs to be taken back into public ownership?
Commons
Debate
11 March 2026
Lord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address Motion
The appointment of Lord Mandelson was not just a catastrophic error of judgment that has caused profound damage to this Government’s reputation; it was the result of a clique at the top of the party, as we have seen with the Morgan McSweeney and Labour Together scandal, which I and colleagues on the…
Commons
Oral Questions
11 March 2026
Royal Mail: Universal Service Obligation
The Communication Workers Union reported chaos and demoralisation among its members as a result of the imposition of poorer pay and conditions for posties, and the company’s decision to prioritise potential job cuts over service when it comes to USO reform. Will the Minister outline what the Governm…
Commons
Proceedings
5 March 2026
Business of the House
Next month, 15 April marks the 37th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster, where 97 innocent children, women and men were unlawfully killed and countless lives were ruined. It was the beginning of the well-documented state cover-up that followed. With that in mind, can the Leader of the House pro…
Commons
Oral Questions
24 February 2026
2 contributions
NHS: Private Finance Initiatives
16. What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of private finance initiatives on the NHS.
Alder Hey children’s hospital NHS foundation trust in my constituency faces significant financial pressure due to its private finance initiative deal. That is because over 50% of its total PFI payment is going towards interest charges, with Alder Hey still owing £380 million by 2045 for the PFI inve…
Commons
Oral Questions
23 February 2026
Labour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office Review
Yesterday, party colleagues and I wrote to the Prime Minister and the general secretary of the Labour party to raise serious concerns over the allegations facing Labour Together. It is absolutely essential that any investigation into these matters is demonstrably independent, thorough, transparent a…
Commons
Debate
3 February 2026
2 contributions
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill
I was also one of the seven Labour MPs suspended: for voting, to be quite clear, on an amendment to strengthen the King’s Speech by removing the two-child limit. I had made a vow to my constituents in Liverpool West Derby during the election that I would vote to scrap that inhumane policy at every s…
I thank my right hon. Friend for those remarks. We run food pantries in Liverpool with Fans Supporting Foodbanks, and over 60% of those who access those pantries are in work. That is the stark reality of the world we live in.
Behind the figures are real families and real children. Alder Hey Childre…
Commons
Debate
2 February 2026
US Department of Justice Release of Files
The latest information appears to show that Peter Mandelson, when he was a Minister, worked alongside one of the world’s most notorious paedophiles and conspired against the interests of the British people in pursuit of money, power and influence. That strengthens the case for a Hillsborough law to …
Commons
Prime Minister's Questions
Prime Minister
28 January 2026
Engagements
I hope you get well soon, Mr Speaker.
Lillia Jakeman is 19 years of age and has been given a devastating diagnosis of motor neurone disease. When she was told that she has a very rare form of the disease that can be treated with a groundbreaking new drug called tofersen, her family were given hope.…
Commons
Westminster Hall
21 January 2026
Waste Collection: Birmingham and the West Midlands
It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Ms McVey. I thank the right hon. Member for Aldridge-Brownhills (Wendy Morton) for securing this important debate. I will be absolutely clear about what is happening in Birmingham: this is not a strike for more money; it is a strike against brutal pay c…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
19 January 2026
2 contributions
Public Office (Accountability) Bill
I must say to the new shadow Justice Secretary that we have been trying to do this since I was elected in 2019, and we could not even get a seat at the table with the Government then, so to cast aspersions— [ Interruption. ]
I’ll move on.
I thank the Minister for the statement and for the pause. A lot of people were extremely concerned about what was happening over the weekend, myself included, so I think the pause is the right thing to do. This is not just a law or a piece of legislation; this is a legacy. This is abo…
Commons
Westminster Hall
6 January 2026
Poverty and Welfare Policies
I thank my hon. Friend for his hugely important speech. He has touched on some of the horrific stats around food. Does he support the work we are doing with the Right to Food Commission, which is travelling the country over the next six months, to create a road map to introduce a right to food into …
Commons
Debate
3 November 2025
4 contributions
Public Office (Accountability) Bill
Does the right hon. Member agree that one of the main purposes of the Bill is to stop the cover-ups and save the public purse money?
This moment carries immense weight for me and for so many others here today—for all those who have lost loved ones, those who carry the scars, and those who survived but never recovered from the trauma of being dragged innocently into a state cover-up. This Bill is not just about legislation, althou…
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