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On behalf of HM Official Opposition, I responded to the motion on the reappointment of an Electoral Commissioner on Tuesday 23 July 2019. I thank the Leader of the House for moving the motion. I thank the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission for overseeing the procedure for selecting candidates for appointment to the Electoral

I attended an event in Parliament on Tuesday 23 July 2019 to show my support for a newly launched symbol designed to represent a range of visible and invisible disabilities. This newly launched symbol has been designed to be easily recognisable and represents a range of both visible and invisible disabilities. It has been designed

On 23 July 2019 the House paid tribute to the outgoing Serjeant at Arms, Kamal El-Hajji, who retired last week after a distinguished 12-year career in public service. The Serjeant at Arms is responsible for keeping order in the Commons areas of the Parliamentary estate. The role also involves some ceremonial duties. Kamal is the

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.