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The House of Commons voted on several Lords Amendments to the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill on Thursday 18 July 2019. Lords amendment 1 was amended in the Commons to limit the ability of the Government to prorogue Parliament around the time the UK leaves the EU in order to facilitate a no-deal Brexit. I

At Business Questions on Thursday 18 July 2019, I called for an update for the House following the urgent question regarding Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe yesterday. As Nazanin said, she went to visit her parents and has ended up in an asylum. You can read my speech in full below: I thank the Leader of the House.

On Wednesday 17 July 2019, I responded to the opening of a debate on the Gemma White QC report on bullying and harassment in Parliament. The report outlines the testimony collected in an extremely accessible way, but it does not make for pleasant reading. You can read my speech in full here. An excerpt is

Following the debate on the Gemma White QC report into bullying and harassment in Parliament, I opened a debate on a motion regarding the Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme (ICGS) on behalf of HM Official Opposition. Until now, the ICGS has been available to all those who make up the parliamentary community. This motion is

On Tuesday 9 July 2019 Parliament debated the third reading of the Northern Ireland Executive Formation Bill. The Bill was a Parliamentary measure to maintain the Government in Northern Ireland which has not had an executive since March 2017. I voted for the extension of same-sex marriage and abortion to Northern Ireland, bringing it in