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Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons

I thank the hon. Gentleman for raising this issue. The courage of these campaigners, after simply appalling cases, is astounding and I find it humbling. I am pleased that the Minister for Victims...

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Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons

My hon. Friend is a superb local champion. Regardless of which club any of us supports, we share a love of the game and they are at the heart of our communities. Albion Rovers is exactly...

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Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons

I have full confidence in the Chancellor—thank you.

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Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons

This is a once-in-a-generation moment for the security of our country and our continent. We have set out the fully funded increase in defence spending to 2.5% in 2027, the biggest sustained boost...

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Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons

I hope the hon. Lady will forgive me, but I do not know the details of the particular incinerator she speaks of and I am not across that. I will make sure, however, that she gets an answer to her...

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Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons

I thank my hon. Friend for fighting SNP incompetence on behalf of her constituents. Yet again, the SNP is failing island communities. Hospital appointments are being missed and livelihoods...

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Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons

The right hon. Gentleman is right to raise the concern about the situation at Heathrow and I think everybody is very concerned by what happened last week. There are clearly questions that need to...

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Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons

I thank my hon. Friend for his question; he does great work to bring our communities together, especially in Slough. Any form of racial or religious-based hatred is abhorrent and has no place in...

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Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons

We will set out the details just as soon as we can, on the basis of the principles that I set out earlier. The welfare scheme overall is not defendable on terms, but it must be one that supports...

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Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for emphasising this issue again. Russia’s abduction of Ukrainian children is sickening—I think all of us across the House would agree on that. A peace...

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Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons

This is a really important issue, and Labour in Scotland has been clear that it would separate that role. That is the right thing to do, for the reasons that have just been articulated; it is the...

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Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons

My hon. Friend is right. Potholes are a real nuisance; if somebody is using their car or van for work and they hit a pothole, they are looking at a bill of several hundred pounds, which for many...

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Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons

We are investing £100 million in adult and children’s hospices to improve facilities, equipment and accommodation, as well as £26 million in funding through the children’s...

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Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons

I congratulate all colleagues working on the Bill and taking part in the debate. It is an important issue on which there are different views across the House and within parties. The Bill is a...

Shale Gas Wells

Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons

The right hon. Member knows that there are real consequences of fracking, as I have set out. What we need to do to secure our independence and the next generation of jobs and to lower bills is...

Shale Gas Wells

Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons

The right hon. Member asks about shale gas. There are very real economic and environmental consequences to fracking, and communities have clearly said no.

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Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons

It is really important that we unleash the economic potential of north Wales, including by kick-starting the investment zone, which is backed by major businesses like Airbus and JCB, to leverage...

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Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons

I am grateful to the right hon. Member for sharing his personal experience of this; he is right to do so. My family has lived with disability for many years as well, so I understand the human...

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Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons

Every person should have the right to work, and we will always protect the most severely disabled and those with lifelong health conditions. We need to support Medina and the 200,000 others like...

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Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons

We work with the United States on a daily basis. I think that the right hon. Gentleman would like to think of himself as reasonable and, when he is not jumping in Windermere, quite serious, but...