Sarah Champion MP, Labour’s Shadow Women and Equalities Minister and I, have released a joint statement for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls. Gender-based violence affects women and girls across the globe. It is a shared reality for too many women and girls regardless of ethnic or racial background, …
Questions to the Prime Minister Jeremy Corbyn The Government’s sustainability and transformation plans for the National Health Service hide £22 billion of cuts to our service, according to research by the British Medical Association. That risks “starving services of resources and patients of vital care.” That quote comes from Dr Mark Porter of the BMA. …
Jo Cox believed passionately that all people can achieve their full potential given the opportunity. Her murder was an attack on democracy, and has robbed the world of an ambassador of kindness and compassion. Jo’s values were lived out in her last moments, when she bravely put the safety of her staff before her own. …
It’s a great pleasure to be here. I’d like to congratulate Carolyn on her first year as the CBI’s first female Director General. This has been a challenging time for business and Carolyn has shown great insight and leadership. I’m also grateful for your invitation. And I’d like to reciprocate by inviting Carolyn and your …
Thank you for that introduction. We meet at the most important moment in politics for a generation. Political upheaval is becoming the norm. The old certainties are dramatically falling away and we are coming to expect the unexpected. People know there can be no more business as usual. But the question is what will replace …
Questions to the Prime Minister Jeremy Corbyn I concur with the remarks the Prime Minister made about the disaster in Croydon last week. We send our sympathies to all those who lost loved ones and express our solidarity with the emergency workers who went through such trauma in freeing people from the wreckage. It appears …
