Neil Gray: Neither the contenders to be leader of the next Westminster Government, Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak, nor their Scottish counterparts, Anas Sarwar and Douglas Ross, are willing to admit the extent of the Brexit disaster. While Labour and the Conservatives try to sweep the mess under the rug, violating the will of the people of Scotland, this Government understands that the only way to repair...
Rishi Sunak: This morning I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. In addition to my duties in this House I shall have further such meetings later today.
Ellie Reeves: ...South West Norfolk (Elizabeth Truss), she was sacked for sending sensitive Government information from a personal email address. As Home Secretary under the right hon. Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Rishi Sunak), she faces allegations of instructing civil servants to arrange a private speed awareness course. Every step of the way, it is one rule for members of this Government and another...
Rishi Sunak: I am making this statement to bring to the House’s attention the following Machinery of Government changes. First, responsibility for the delivery of the Windsor Framework will be transferred from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to sit alongside the existing Northern Ireland Unit in the Cabinet Office. The Foreign Secretary remains responsible for UK/EU relations and will...
Rishi Sunak: I thank the right hon. and learned Gentleman for his comments at the beginning with regard to Ukraine. Just with regard to the Wagner Group, we have already sanctioned the Wagner Group in its entirety and we do not as a routine matter comment on proscriptions, as he well knows. With regard to sanctions, in April, we announced new sanctions targeting those who were aiding and abetting the...
Stephen Morgan: ...weeks behind their expectations prior to the outbreak more than three years ago.” We should not forget that during the pandemic, the then Chancellor, the right hon. Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Rishi Sunak), said that he had “maxed out” funding for children. The hugely damaging impact of the Prime Minister’s inaction on children’s learning of maths—his alleged priority—is...
Jim Fairlie: ...only one deranged ideologue to upset the balance of food security internationally. Ensuring that our domestic supplies are robust is essential. To that end, I broadly welcome the food summit that Rishi Sunak held in Downing Street this week, which was a welcome change in the UK Government’s direction. However, in the spirit of collaboration of which we are constantly reminded by all...
Christine Grahame: ...in which a company that was associated with Michelle Mone, who had previously been elevated to the House of Lords, was awarded a PPE contract worth more than £100 million, which shocked even Rishi Sunak? Let us put some context around how the UK Government acted during the pandemic. I turn to the vaccines, which have been our saviours. As other members have said, we were told that...
Baroness Smith of Newnham: ...how far the United Kingdom supported Ukraine and stood shoulder to shoulder. It was not immediately clear that that was followed through, and I think that today it has become very clear that Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister really does understand the importance of supporting Ukraine to the largest extent possible. The Secretary of State for Defence has said on numerous occasions that the...
Baroness Fox of Buckley: ...We might say that all is fair in love and war and elections but, to make us think about what we mean by “misinformation” and why it is not so simple, was the Labour Party attack ad that claimed Rishi Sunak did not believe that paedophiles should go to jail fair comment or disinformation, and who decides? I know that Tobias Ellwood MP called for a cross-party inquiry on the issue,...
Lord Bilimoria: ...’s population, is still the sixth largest economy in the world. The immigrants in this country and their children are reaching the very top. There is no better example than our Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak. The Minister started the debate by saying that the purpose of the Illegal Migration Bill is “to prevent and deter unlawful migration, and in particular migration by unsafe and...
Rishi Sunak: This morning, I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. In addition to my duties in this House, I shall have further such meetings later today.
Huw Irranca-Davies: ...David Davis has described the legislation as 'too broad' and 'too crude'. Yet, the Home Secretary is standing by this crude, rushed, over-reaching, overbearing piece of law, and the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak maintains the law is 'the right thing to do', I quote. Political interference in policing is very hard to resist under this draconian law, when the deputy chairman of the...
Rishi Sunak: I know that the House will join the nation and the Commonwealth in sending our very best wishes to Their Majesties, the King and Queen, ahead of the coronation. This will be a moment of extraordinary national pride, a demonstration of our country’s character and an opportunity to look to the future in the spirit of service, unity and hope. This morning, I had meetings with ministerial...
Baroness Merron: ...resolved much earlier. Does the Minister accept that this sorry episode has caused damage both to the BBC’s reputation and to confidence in the public appointments process? With Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promising integrity at every level of his Government, why was it left to Mr Sharp to resign rather than him being dismissed weeks ago?
Rishi Sunak: On 28 June 2022, the final terms of reference for the Covid-19 Inquiry were announced in this House. Baroness Hallett has emphasised that she is keen to start hearing evidence as quickly as possible and to make timely recommendations. To assist with this, and following careful consideration and consultation with Baroness Hallett, I have decided the Inquiry will be most efficient and swift if...
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Rishi Sunak: The UK will continue to work to end the bloodshed in Sudan and to support a democratic Government. We have begun a large-scale evacuation of British nationals, and I pay tribute to all those carrying out this complex operation. This morning I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. In addition to my duties in this House, I shall have further such meetings later today.
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Robert Jenrick: ...passports. They dominated detection figures for document abuse at the border. The Honourable member will also be aware that, at the summit in Paris on 10 March 2023 between UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and French President Emmanuel Macron, the UK committed to ease the travel of school groups to the UK by making changes to documentary requirements for schoolchildren on organised trips from...
