The comments made by Vicky Ford, the Minister of State for Development in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, on 19 October 2022.
Back in Ethiopia with two priorities: conflict in the north and the drought.
As International Development Minister, look forward to seeing UK aid supporting the humanitarian responses but will also express UK’s deep concerns over renewed fighting. Ceasefire needed now.
The comments made by Cat Smith, the Labour MP for Lancaster and Fleetwood, on Twitter on 19 October 2022.
I voted against fracking in the Commons tonight. During that vote I saw things I’ve never seen, like the Deputy Prime Minister, physically pick up an upset Tory MP and put him in the division lobby. Unbelievable scenes. Bullying like nothing I’ve seen in my 7 years as an MP.
The comments made by Ellie Reeves, the Labour MP for Lewisham West and Penge, on Twitter on 19 October 2022.
She [Liz Truss] walked past me in the chamber as I was on my way to the voting lobby with a big grin on her face whilst her MPs were literally in tears. You could not make this stuff up. General Election now.
The comments made by Catherine McKinnell, the Labour MP for Newcastle North, on Twitter on 19 October 2022.
This desperate cling to power at all costs is degrading parliament, our democracy, the country and MPs themselves. The Government have to get a grip, set out their stall & let the public decide how we go forward in a General Election. The alternative is that this chaos persists.
The comments made by Ian Blackford, the SNP leader in Westminster, on Twitter on 19 October 2022.
Liz Truss needs to go – and she needs to go now.
This utter chaos can’t continue any longer. If she had an ounce of decency, or any self-respect, she’d put her resignation in before she’s inevitably forced from office.
The comments made by Ed Davey, the Leader of the Liberal Democrats, on Twitter on 19 October 2022.
This is the most chaotic and incompetent government I’ve seen in my lifetime.
How much longer will they cling on to power while the country suffers?
General Election now.
The comments made by James Duddridge, the Conservative MP for Rochford and Southend East, on Twitter on 19 October 2022.
To be clear following tonight’s vote, I supported Liz Truss and the government this evening. Appears that my card did not scan as I walked through the lobby.
The comments made by Alexander Stafford, the Conservative MP for Rother Valley, on Twitter on 19 October 2022.
Lots of rumours flying around tonight. This vote was never about fracking but about Labour trying to destabilise the country, and take control of Parliament. I had a frank and robust conversation outside the voting lobbies confirming my opposition to fracking, with members of the government, nothing more, reconfirming my position which I spoke about in the Chamber this evening.
The statement made by Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, on 17 October 2022.
When I asked the Met to establish this independent review a year ago following a series of shocking scandals involving serving police officers, I was concerned that a serious cultural problem had developed within the Met which was allowing racist, sexist and homophobic behaviour to be downplayed or left unchallenged. The interim findings of this review not only confirm my concerns, but reveal a situation even worse than feared.
It’s clear the Met’s misconduct system is simply not fit for purpose. I now expect nothing less than every single recommendation of this review to be implemented in full, and quickly. All misconduct allegations must be acted upon, cases must be resolved much faster and the disproportionality in the way allegations are dealt with must be eliminated. The majority of those serving in the Met will be appalled by these latest findings and the decent officers who want to speak out – who have clearly been let down for far too long – must be properly supported.
As Mayor, I’ve ensured the Met is now set on a path of far-reaching systematic and cultural reform, with the appointment of a new Commissioner who acknowledges the scale of the problems within the Met. I want to assure Londoners that I will continue to hold the Met to account as I support Sir Mark in taking urgent action to reform the culture and systems of the Met and to root out all police officers found to be responsible for sexism, racism, misogyny, homophobia, bullying or harassment.
The comments made by Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, on 17 October 2022.
With the markets in turmoil, high inflation and interest rates soaring, the Chancellor had no choice but to take immediate action to prevent even more economic chaos. But so much damage has already been done, with Londoners and people up and down the country paying higher mortgage and borrowing costs as a direct result of the Government’s failed approach.
The Government is also still refusing to take the basic steps required to help those who need the most support during the worst cost-of-living crisis we have seen in decades. I will continue to call on Ministers to provide free school meals to all primary school children, to uplift Universal Credit by inflation and to ensure that the most vulnerable receive a basic amount of free energy this winter. They should also grant City Hall the power to freeze private rents in London, which would save people £3,000 over two years.
The Chancellor has massively scaled back the Government’s energy bill support scheme. He should now do what should have been done all along – introduce a windfall tax on energy producers to help foot the bill.
The Chancellor was also wrong to scrap the reintroduction of tax free shopping for tourists. This is something I have repeatedly called for to help boost sales and growth and to make London and the UK a more attractive place for international tourists to visit, bringing in far more money to the Treasury than it costs.