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On 10 February 2025 the House of Commons debated the 2nd Reading of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill. The Border Security and Asylum Minister, Dame Angela Eagle DBE highlighted in November that, during the first half of 2024, small boat crossings reached their highest point on record, with over 200,000 cases stuck in

On 5 February 2025 I and 66 other MPs and Lords, co-signed a letter by Dr Rosena Allin-Khan MP to David Lammy, the Foreign Secretary. The letter condemned President Trump’s comments on 4 February 2025, announcing plans to take over Gaza, forcibly resettling the Gazan population in the process. In the wake of the establishment

I attended a meeting with Paddy Lillis General Secretary organised by the Usdaw union and at the meeting were retail staff who work on the front line in major retailers. We heard their stories and then discussed the new rights set out in the Employment Rights Bill. Sometimes children are stealing from shops.   The Prime

On 3 February 2025 the House of Commons met to debate the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill at second reading. The Bill will safeguard public money by making provisions to better identify, prevent and deter public sector fraud and error and enable the better recovery of money owed to the taxpayer where public

On 3 February 2025 I chaired the Westminster Hall Debate on e-petition 638449 relating to career breaks for parents of seriously ill children. The debate was moved by Robbie Moore MP on behalf of the Petitions Committee, and responded to by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Justin Madders MP. E-petition