PLP – Jeremy Corbyn - North Dorset Labour Party

Ann Clwyd

Commons debates

It is a great pleasure to be able to speak about my friend Ann Clwyd, whom I knew extremely well. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Cynon Valley (Beth Winter) for the wonderful way she has...

High Speed 2

Commons debates

Is this not an example of a very bad national planning process? HS2 does not link up with HS1; all the pain and disruption around Euston will have been for naught; and if it is completed as far...

At-risk Academics: UK Support

Westminster Hall debates

I thank the Minister for the remarks she has just made, but would it be possible for the Government to put more direct pressure on Governments such as that of Azerbaijan about the treatment of...

At-risk Academics: UK Support

Westminster Hall debates

The right hon. Gentleman and I are well aware of the situation of Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu in Azerbaijan. He is a distinguished academic, proud of academic independence and the objectivity of his work...

UK’s Relationship with Mexico - [James Gray in the Chair]

Backbench Business

Jeremy Corbyn made a speech in a Westminster Hall debate

On the question of human rights, I assume from what the Minister said that the continuing trade discussions with Mexico will include a human rights dialogue. Will he also give a commitment that...

UK’s Relationship with Mexico - [James Gray in the Chair]

Backbench Business

Jeremy Corbyn made a speech in a Westminster Hall debate

My hon. Friend will be aware that the huge Tren Maya project that the Government of Mexico have been pursuing to build a 15,000 km railway line across the southern part of Mexico will be joined...

UK’s Relationship with Mexico - [James Gray in the Chair]

Backbench Business

Jeremy Corbyn made a speech in a Westminster Hall debate

I acknowledge that the Minister is nodding. There are many, many cases that one could talk about. The one other case that I will mention is that of Miguel Orlando Muñoz Guzmán, an...

UK’s Relationship with Mexico - [James Gray in the Chair]

Backbench Business

Jeremy Corbyn made a speech in a Westminster Hall debate

I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention and I endorse absolutely everything that he said. I hope that when the Minister comes to reply, he will acknowledge the severity and seriousness of...

UK’s Relationship with Mexico - [James Gray in the Chair]

Backbench Business

Jeremy Corbyn made a speech in a Westminster Hall debate

I am delighted that we are having this debate on Mexico. I did not realise that it is the first one since 1938; I was not here at the time—I have been at all the subsequent ones. We have...

Defence Command Paper Refresh

Commons debates

The Secretary of State is a thoughtful man, and today he has announced that we are going to be spending £50 billion on defence, at a time when every other Government Department is under...

Clause 1 - Introduction

Illegal Migration Bill

Jeremy Corbyn made a speech in the House of Commons

I want to speak mainly about Lords amendment 1B, and to follow up on the remarks made by the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Caroline Lucas) and the right hon. Member for Gainsborough (Sir...

Clause 1 - Introduction

Illegal Migration Bill

Jeremy Corbyn made a speech in the House of Commons

On his visit to Calais, the hon. Gentleman will have met people who were trying to get to this country. Did it strike him how utterly desperate many of them were, and how they are fleeing from...

Illegal Migration Bill

Commons debates

I shall be brief, Madam Deputy Speaker, because we do not have much time, although there is a great deal I could say on this Bill. There could not be a greater contrast than the one between the...

Illegal Migration Bill

Commons debates

I thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way. I absolutely agree with the point that he has just made. This also fits in with the 1989 convention on the rights of the child, which the British...

Clause 1 - Introduction

Illegal Migration Bill

Jeremy Corbyn made a speech in the House of Commons

Will the Minister give way?

Freehold and Leasehold Reform - [Mr Virendra Sharma in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

That sounds like a very promising development. Is the Minister aware that there is sometimes a problem with the ability to challenge because of legal processes or the enormous costs involved, so...

Freehold and Leasehold Reform - [Mr Virendra Sharma in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I see the Minister nodding; I thank her. I hope that she understands that the issue is not isolated to any one part of the country. The whole country is suffering from this, and we urgently need...

Freehold and Leasehold Reform - [Mr Virendra Sharma in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

It is a pleasure to take part in the debate. I thank the hon. Member for Dartford (Gareth Johnson) for securing it, and every one of us could amplify everything he said with very similar...

Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill

Commons debates

You got off lightly.

Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill

Commons debates

I was arrested there.