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I responded to the Business Statement on 19 December 2019. You can read my speech in full below: I welcome the Leader of the House back to his position. I am glad to see that he has emerged from North East Somerset—we were a bit worried because we had not seen him during the election,

As Shadow Leader of the House of Commons,  I responded to the first business statement of the new Parliament on 19 December 2019, which allowed the House to sit on Friday 20 December 2019 to debate and vote on the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill. Below is my speech: Welcome back, Mr Speaker. I agree

After being re-elected at the General Election on 12 December 2019, I was sworn in on Tuesday 17 December 2019 as the Member of Parliament for Walsall South by taking an oath of allegiance to the Queen in the House of Commons. Every MP, new and returning, must swear on a sacred text – in

Image Courtesy of the Express and Starr I am honoured to be re-elected as the Member of Parliament for Walsall South for the fourth time, with 20,872 votes and 49.1% of the vote share. The turnout was 62.4%. My thanks to all those who voted and campaigned in adverse weather conditions in the first December

On Thursday 31 October 2019, I paid tribute to the Speaker’s Chaplain Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin who has been appointed as the next Bishop of Dover. You can read my speech in full below: I thank the Leader of the House for a really wonderful tribute to Reverend Rose. Before I pay tribute to Reverend Rose,