Category: Speeches

  • Iain Dale – 2026 Comments on Peter Tatchell Mocking Death of Ann Widdecombe

    Iain Dale – 2026 Comments on Peter Tatchell Mocking Death of Ann Widdecombe

    The comments made by Iain Dale on 10 July 2026.

    I will curb my language but that tweet is disgusting. You profess to be an advocate of human rights, and the right to be treated with dignity after death is a basic human right everyone should have, yet you rejoice in her death. Yes, her religion guided her views on equality issues, and I had many disagreements with her, but as a gay man I counted her as a friend, as did many others. She was actually a profoundly kind person. She endorsed my candidacy knowing of my sexuality. She softened her views on equal marriage and told me in 2019 she would not support reversing it.
    So be ashamed of yourself today, Peter. You do some great work, but in this instance it’s you that’s the bigot. Bigoted against the dead, and bringing upset to those of us who counted Ann as a friend. Think on that.

  • Nigel Farage – 2026 Comments on the Clacton By-Election

    Nigel Farage – 2026 Comments on the Clacton By-Election

    The comments made by Nigel Farage on 9 July 2026.

    My mandate starts and ends with the voters in Clacton. End of.

    They are the people that really matter in all this. That’s why I’ve always fought for their voices to be heard.

    When Labour and the Tories conspired to cancel the Essex local elections in 2025, they were running scared. They knew their game was up so they silenced the electorate.

    I called them out then and I’m calling them out now. I relentlessly lobbied and campaigned for the voters’ rights to have their say.

    The result? We forced Labour to U-turn on cancelling elections and Reform swept the board in Tendring.

    The establishment colluded against the voters to deny them a voice in 2025, and they are colluding again to deny them the MP that they voted for.

    Let Clacton be my judge.

  • Rachel Reeves – 2026 Comments on Nigel Farage By-Election

    Rachel Reeves – 2026 Comments on Nigel Farage By-Election

    The comments made by Rachel Reeves, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on 8 July 2026.

    I will accept Nigel Farage’s request to be appointed Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead.

    It is a farce and a desperate distraction, and the people of Clacton deserve better.

    But if he wants to spend the summer arguing with a bin, I won’t stop him.

  • David Lammy – 2026 Comments on a Conditional Pardon for Ruth Ellis

    David Lammy – 2026 Comments on a Conditional Pardon for Ruth Ellis

    The comments made by David Lammy, the Secretary of State for Justice, on 8 July 2026.

    I have the honour to say that His Majesty the King has accepted our advice to grant Ruth Ellis a conditional pardon – the last woman to be hanged.

    While the pardon does not claim she was innocent of killing David Blakely, it replaces the death penalty with a sentence of life imprisonment to recognise a profound injust in this exceptional case.

  • Jon Sopel – 2026 Comments on Nigel Farage and By-Election

    Jon Sopel – 2026 Comments on Nigel Farage and By-Election

    The comments made by Jon Sopel on 8 July 2026.

    People versus the establishment?

    Are you kidding?

    Nigel Farage is the son of a stockbroker who went to Dulwich College and then follows his dad into the city, gets gifted millions, promotes crypto and gold bullion, been in politics for decades – he IS the establishment.

  • Count Binface – 2026 Comments on Nigel Farage and By-Election

    Count Binface – 2026 Comments on Nigel Farage and By-Election

    The comments made by Count Binface on 7 July 2026.

    Labour, Tories, Lib Dems and Greens: I demand you stand down in Clacton. I will be a unity candidate and pledge to build at least one affordable house.

    Nigel Farage says he wants The People versus the Establishment. So be it.

    Leave him to me.

  • Wes Streeting – 2026 Comments on Nigel Farage and By-Election

    Wes Streeting – 2026 Comments on Nigel Farage and By-Election

    The comments made by Wes Streeting, the Labour MP for Ilford North, on 7 July 2026.

    I’ve always believed that people deserve a Labour choice at an election, but I’m glad we’re not taking part in Farage’s Clacton clown show.

    He’s subject to the same rules as every other MP – he just whinges when he’s held to those same standards.

  • Karl Turner – 2026 Comments on Nigel Farage and By-Election

    Karl Turner – 2026 Comments on Nigel Farage and By-Election

    The comments made by Karl Turner, the MP for East Hull, on 8 July 2026.

    I am not an expert but as I understand it if an MP who is being investigated by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards resigns their seat before the investigation is completed, the investigation is generally suspended rather than abandoned. If that person is then re-elected to the House of Commons, the investigation resumes from where it left off. That is the rule.

    Nigel Farage cannot circumvent the rule and will likely face a second by-election.

  • Paul Novak – 2026 Comments on Nigel Farage By-Election

    Paul Novak – 2026 Comments on Nigel Farage By-Election

    The comments made by Paul Novak, the TUC General Secretary, on 7 July 2026.

    Let’s call this Nigel Farage announcement out for what it is: a cynical political stunt to distract from his dodgy dealings with crypto crooks and super rich aristocrats.

    Whether it’s multimillion-pound bungs, luxurious houses or fully funded apparatchiks, Reform’s undeclared cronyism stinks.

    Farage is jumping before he’s pushed. This is straight out of the Trumpian playbook – attacking the media and anyone daring to ask legitimate questions about his finances.

    Britain and Clacton deserve better than this.

  • Ed Davey – 2026 Comments on Nigel Farage By-Election

    Ed Davey – 2026 Comments on Nigel Farage By-Election

    The comments made by Ed Davey, the Leader of the Liberal Democrats, on 7 July 2026.

    The Government must block Nigel Farage’s resignation until the Standards Commissioner finishes investigating him. The people of Clacton deserve the full facts.

    If a by-election does go ahead, all parties should stand aside. We cannot give oxygen to this vanity project.