Labour promises action to address racism and improve diversity in Chichester. Chichester Labour joined the hugely successful Black Lives Matter protest in Chichester attended by over…
Labour councillors from across West Sussex unite in calling on WSCC not to re-open schools until it is safe Over 40 Labour councillors from local authorities across West Sussex have united to sign an…
Tories reject input from local businesses and organisations in local post-pandemic recovery planning. An opposition motion which called for a united and inclusive approach to discuss the way…
Chichester Labour calls for ambitious action to support cycling and walking Labour District & County Councillors are calling for bold action to make a lasting difference…
Cllr Sarah Lishman raises much needed money for Stonepillow Labour District and City Councillor Sarah Lishman is raising funds to support the work of…
Engagements 14 Apr 2021 Prime Minister Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons The Prime Minister should be voting with us, not blocking a proper inquiry. The Greensill scandal is just the tip of the iceberg—dodgy contracts, privileged access, jobs for their mates.... Read more →
Engagements 14 Apr 2021 Prime Minister Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons It really was not a good point; if you think that is a good point, you have got real problems. The shadow Defence Secretary was speaking for his constituents and for local jobs. That is a million... Read more →
Engagements 14 Apr 2021 Prime Minister Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons This just gets weaker and weaker. It does take me back to my defence days in the Crown court —just ridiculous. The shadow Defence Secretary— Read more →
Engagements 14 Apr 2021 Prime Minister Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons I have not heard a defence that ridiculous since my last days in the Crown court. It is called the shoplifters’ defence—“Everyone else is nicking stuff, so why can’t... Read more →
Engagements 14 Apr 2021 Prime Minister Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons The Prime Minister talks of the lobbying Act. Who was it who introduced that legislation? David Cameron. Who was it who voted for the legislation? Half the Conservative Front Bench. We said that... Read more →
Engagements 14 Apr 2021 Prime Minister Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons I know that the Prime Minister is launching an inquiry. That inquiry is not even looking at the lobbying rules; I am not sure it is looking at very much at all. Every day, there is further... Read more →
Engagements 14 Apr 2021 Prime Minister Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons May I join the Prime Minister in his remarks about Dame Cheryl Gillan, who I worked with on a cross-party basis and remember with fondness? Ian Gibson also passed away this week. Both commanded... Read more →
His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh 12 Apr 2021 Commons debates In supporting the Humble Address, I would like to echo the remarks made by the Prime Minister and, on behalf of my party, to come together today in appreciation of a life well lived, a life of... Read more →
Engagements 24 Mar 2021 Prime Minister Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons The question, Prime Minister, is why not have the courage to put it to a vote. That question was avoided, Mr Speaker, like all of the questions. We all know why he will not put it to a vote. Let... Read more →
Engagements 24 Mar 2021 Prime Minister Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons What is weaker than making a promise to our armed forces just before the election, then breaking it and not being prepared to admit it—not having the courage to admit it? There is a pattern... Read more →
Engagements 24 Mar 2021 Prime Minister Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons The 2015 manifesto said: “We will maintain the size of the regular armed services”. The 2017 manifesto: “We will maintain the overall size of the armed forces”. In 2019,... Read more →
Engagements 24 Mar 2021 Prime Minister Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons I have every respect for our reservists, but the Prime Minister is just playing with the numbers. He knows very well that the numbers have been cut. The trouble is that we just cannot trust the... Read more →
Engagements 24 Mar 2021 Prime Minister Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons Let’s try this for up ’em. The Prime Minister might want to avoid the promises he made, but I have found an interview that he gave during the general election campaign. Here is the... Read more →
Engagements 24 Mar 2021 Prime Minister Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons The Prime Minister is fighting the last war. Is he trying to pretend, hidden in that answer, that the Army stands at over 100,000—the number that the Prime Minister just quoted? When the... Read more →
Engagements 24 Mar 2021 Prime Minister Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons May I start by joining the Prime Minister in his remarks about yesterday’s day of reflection for the 126,000 people who lost their lives to covid? That is a shocking number, and behind... Read more →
Engagements 17 Mar 2021 Prime Minister Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons The Prime Minister mentions the Bill last night. That provided for longer maximum sentences for damaging a memorial than the sentences imposed in the three cases of rape I have referred the House... Read more →
Engagements 17 Mar 2021 Prime Minister Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons I was Director of Public Prosecutions for five years and spent every day prosecuting serious crime, including terrorism, sexual violence and rape, so I really do not need lectures about how to... Read more →
Engagements 17 Mar 2021 Prime Minister Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons I agree with the Prime Minister on that last point. Can I gently remind him that for 10 years this Government have been promising a victims’ law? I think it has been in his party’s... Read more →
Engagements 17 Mar 2021 Prime Minister Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons I will come to last night’s Bill later, but it did say a lot more about protecting statues than it did about protecting women. Let me, if I may, given the gravity of the situation, continue... Read more →
Engagements 17 Mar 2021 Prime Minister Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons I thank the Prime Minister for that answer. In that spirit, can I turn to the practical challenges we face if we are collectively to rise to this moment? The first challenge is that many, many... Read more →