Cllr Kevin Hughes
District & City Councillor for Chichester East
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Work of Swanfield Community Centre Celebrated
The City Council Community Awards ceremony took place last month. Labour’s Cllr Sarah Lishman nominated…
Many residents’ parking schemes to be extended across the City.
Concerns over some of the proposed zones where there appears to be little or no…
Local Plan: “Situation is an utter shambles”
After July 15th there will be no protection from an open season by developers warns…
West Sussex County Council budget fails to address concerns
Cllr Michael Jones, Labour Leader at West Sussex County Council, picked apart the proposed Tory…
Labour gets the ball rolling on affordable housing
There may be only two Labour councillors on Chichester District Council but they have certainly…
Southern Gateway must deliver for Residents’
Labour voices concerns over lack of affordable housing as preferred developer is selected. The District…
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Topical Questions
Exiting the European Union
Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons
I am disappointed by the Secretary of State’s reply. Labour will continue to fight to protect the most vulnerable. We may not win many votes in Parliament just now, but we can win the moral...
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Topical Questions
Exiting the European Union
Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons
I thank the Secretary of State for his kind words. I appreciate the relationship that we have had, and, in particular, his kindness when my father died at the tail end of 2018, which touched me...
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European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill
Commons debates
This has been a good debate on an extremely important Bill, but before I turn to the Bill, let me welcome the Secretary of State back to his place. Let me also welcome all new Members throughout...
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European Union (Withdrawal) Acts
Prime Minister’s Statement
Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons
If we pass this deal today, it will be a long way back for the communities we represent. I urge all Members to reject it.
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European Union (Withdrawal) Acts
Prime Minister’s Statement
Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons
I will make some progress and then give way again. [Interruption.] I have given way so much. I will give way again. I do need to make some progress so that others can get in. I turn briefly to...
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European Union (Withdrawal) Acts
Prime Minister’s Statement
Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons
I am grateful for that intervention, which reinforces the point. Manufacturing, which had been on its knees, has now revived, at least in part. Why would anybody, whichever way they voted, want...
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European Union (Withdrawal) Acts
Prime Minister’s Statement
Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons
I am grateful for that intervention. The point is this: the Prime Minister said that no British Conservative Government could or should sign up to any such arrangement, but now it is said that he...
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European Union (Withdrawal) Acts
Prime Minister’s Statement
Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons
I agree completely.
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European Union (Withdrawal) Acts
Prime Minister’s Statement
Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons
I will make this point and then I will give way. I know how important these issues are to many Members on the Opposition Benches, particularly the question of workplace rights, environmental...
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European Union (Withdrawal) Acts
Prime Minister’s Statement
Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons
I am going to make a little more progress, then I will give way. Today, the Prime Minister dangles prospects of workers’ rights and indicates amendments he might be inclined to take down...
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European Union (Withdrawal) Acts
Prime Minister’s Statement
Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons
I am genuinely grateful for that intervention, which I wanted to take, but the fact remains that the hon. Gentleman is right when he says that if the trade deals “are not successful…...
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European Union (Withdrawal) Acts
Prime Minister’s Statement
Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons
I will give way to the hon. Gentleman, because I said that I would.
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European Union (Withdrawal) Acts
Prime Minister’s Statement
Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons
I have given way many, many times. I am going to make some progress, and then I will give way again. Of the two possible outcomes, one is this deregulated free trade agreement which in the end,...
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European Union (Withdrawal) Acts
Prime Minister’s Statement
Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons
I am grateful to my right hon. Friend, who has made the point very carefully and ably.
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European Union (Withdrawal) Acts
Prime Minister’s Statement
Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons
Of course we would, but the point is this, and it has not been answered by any of these interventions. Since the current rule allows you to have higher standards, why do you write into the deal...
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European Union (Withdrawal) Acts
Prime Minister’s Statement
Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons
I have never accepted the proposition that insuring the country against no deal undermines the negotiations. I remind Members that at no point in the two years of the negotiating window that...
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European Union (Withdrawal) Acts
Prime Minister’s Statement
Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons
Because the Labour party and other Opposition parties would never countenance it, and I do not think the Government would either. [Interruption.]
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European Union (Withdrawal) Acts
Prime Minister’s Statement
Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons
I agree with the tenor of that comment.
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European Union (Withdrawal) Acts
Prime Minister’s Statement
Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons
I have taken a lot of interventions and will take more later, but first I will make some progress. It is important that we work through not just the technicalities of the deal, but where it leads...
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European Union (Withdrawal) Acts
Prime Minister’s Statement
Keir Starmer made a speech in the House of Commons
I do, and I am deeply concerned, because I am proud of our manufacturing base and the revival that it has gone through.
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