2019 October

I responded to a Business of the House motion on Thursday 17 October 2019 that the House shall sit at 9.30am on Saturday 19 October 2019 to debate the Brexit withdrawal agreement. Below is my speech: I thank the Leader of the House—he initially said that he would not take long, but in fact he took

There are no policies for the people, so the Government want to rig the next general election. Requiring voter ID will disproportionately affect people from ethnic minority backgrounds and working-class voters of all ethnicities. The Government only want votes for the few. You can read my speech in full below: I thank the Leader of

I was delighted to attend the third British Bangladeshi Business Awards at The Bingley Hall in Birmingham on Thursday 9 October 2019. The Awards are organised by Desh Foundation UK which is celebrating its 10th anniversary. Desh Foundation UK was founded by Mishbaur Rahman in 2009 as a small local community-based organisation to encourage business

A Point of Order is a clarification on a matter of procedure in the House of Commons. On Tuesday 8 October 2019, I raised the following Point of Order: Valerie Vaz: Further to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. The previous Prorogation was unlawful. This Prorogation is not unlawful. Madam Deputy Speaker: I thank

On behalf of HM Official Opposition, I responded to the motion on the appointment of an lay member to the Speaker’s Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority. You can read my speech in full below: I welcome the Minister to the Dispatch Box for what I think is his first outing. It was remarkable,