Part of the debate – in Westminster Hall at 4:58 pm on 21 January 2026.
Wendy Morton
Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
4:58,
21 January 2026
I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman, my Birmingham neighbour, for his Intervention. In relation to the issue of waste, my focus is the impact on my Constituency. It is just over 10 years since I was first elected, and this is the worst situation that I have ever seen on my doorstep. I have staff members living in the Labour-run Birmingham city council area who still have wrapping paper from Christmas 2024 in their recycling bins.
An intervention is when the MP making a speech is interrupted by another MP and asked to 'give way' to allow the other MP to intervene on the speech to ask a question or comment on what has just been said.
In a general election, each Constituency chooses an MP to represent them. MPs have a responsibility to represnt the views of the Constituency in the House of Commons. There are 650 Constituencies, and thus 650 MPs. A citizen of a Constituency is known as a Constituent
