Former Labour MP for Lewisham East
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It is a genuine privilege to speak in this debate, and I congratulate my hon. Friend the hon. Member for Croydon Central (Sarah Jones) and the right hon. Member for Old Bexley and Sidcup (James Brokenshire) on securing it. It is entirely appropriate that this debate has been led by two south London MPs. As a fellow south Londoner, may I start by saying what a special place in our heart is...
I am drawing my remarks to a close. It saddens me that we seem a long way from that aspiration, but if we are to honour the work of people such as Tessa and the memory of people such as my father-in-law, it has to be worth fighting for.
This debate today, about how we take decisions on UK military action, is an important one. The Prime Minister’s decision to commit British service personnel to involvement in limited airstrikes against Syrian targets last week has generated strong feelings on both sides. I have mixed views on the rights and wrongs of that action, and I do not know how I would have voted had the decision...
Former Labour MP for Lewisham East
Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election
Left the House of Commons on 9 May 2018 — Resigned
Heidi Alexander campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC
Last updated: 30 Apr 2018.
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