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  • Jonathan Reynolds – 2021 Comments on Help for British Businesses

    Jonathan Reynolds – 2021 Comments on Help for British Businesses

    The comments made by Jonathan Reynolds, the Shadow Business Secretary, on 17 December 2021.

    Every day the Chancellor is missing in action is an insult to the British businesses and workers who have struggled to get to this point.

    They are now facing closure by stealth from a Government without the authority to take the public health measures required and back it up with economic support.

    Firms are clear in their message to Government, they need help now not just warm words. Labour backs British business and workers with our plans to fix sick pay, ease the burden of debt repayments and cut business rates for small businesses.

  • Julian Smith – 2021 Comments on the Personal Conduct of John Redwood

    Julian Smith – 2021 Comments on the Personal Conduct of John Redwood

    The comments made by Julian Smith, the Conservative MP for Skipton and Ripon, on Twitter on 17 December 2021.

    Just heard you on @BBCr4today – wasn’t the BBC just deciding how to run its own show? ‘usual tricks’ is an unnecessary slur & just corrodes trust in another U.K. institution on the basis of no fact. You got on their show. What is the actual issue?

    [in response to John Redwood – BBC up to usual tricks. Invited me on for a live on Today at 7.10. I agreed. After hearing what I might say they cancelled and are talking about a pre record later! No surprise there.]

  • Neil Shastri-Hurst – 2021 Comments on the North Shropshire By-Election

    Neil Shastri-Hurst – 2021 Comments on the North Shropshire By-Election

    The comments made by Neil Shastri-Hurst, the Conservative candidate in North Shropshire, on Twitter on 17 December 2021.

    Tonight’s result is deeply disappointing but I remain proud of the positive campaign we ran and deeply humbled by the support so many have provided.

    Along with 100s of volunteers, my campaign team headed up by Tony Lee and Max Hopfl have been absolutely fantastic. I thank them all.

  • Andrew Adonis – 2021 Comments on the North Shropshire By-Election

    Andrew Adonis – 2021 Comments on the North Shropshire By-Election

    The comments made by Andrew Adonis on Twitter on 17 December 2021.

    Verdict of North Shropshire: Johnson is highly vulnerable but at present only to a moderate coalition of the centre & left, not to a straight swing to Labour. And Brexit absolutely isn’t done: it could & should be reversed step by step. The LDs are the most pro-European party!

  • Priti Patel – 2021 Comments About Increased Funding to Tackle Crime

    Priti Patel – 2021 Comments About Increased Funding to Tackle Crime

    The comments made by Priti Patel, the Home Secretary, on 16 December 2021.

    Crimes including theft, burglary and knife crime are down, we’ve got an additional 11,053 police officers on our streets, and we’ve shut down 1,500 drugs lines which exploit the young and the vulnerable.

    But we must go further and faster to make our communities even safer, so today I am giving our excellent police forces and law enforcement agencies more funding to do just that, in line with our Beating Crime Plan.

    Reducing crime is a top priority for this government and I will continue working with police leaders to ensure this unprecedented investment results in less crime and fewer victims.

  • Sajid Javid – 2021 Comments on Booster Jabs

    Sajid Javid – 2021 Comments on Booster Jabs

    The comments made by Sajid Javid, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on 16 December 2021.

    One thing is absolutely clear – we have no time to waste in the race between virus and the vaccine. Booster jabs are absolutely critical for strengthening our defences, and today’s milestone of 25 million top-up jabs is a testament to the enthusiasm of people up and down the country who are rolling up their sleeves to get boosted now.

    I want to say a heartfelt thank you to everyone working on this national mission across all corners of the United Kingdom – from the brilliant NHS and Armed Forces to the tens of thousands of heroic volunteers who have signed up to help with deployment of our booster vaccines.

  • Julian Smith – 2021 Comments on Personal Conduct of Joy Morrissey After Attack on Public Servant

    Julian Smith – 2021 Comments on Personal Conduct of Joy Morrissey After Attack on Public Servant

    The comments made by Julian Smith, the Conservative MP for Skipton and Ripon, on Twitter on 16 December 2021.

    Personal attacks by any politician on members of the UK Civil Service are completely unacceptable. The UK Civil Service supports the government, works flat out and needs to be encouraged and defended in its role of offering impartial and confident advice.

  • Joy Morrissey – 2021 Comments Criticising Government’s Scientific Advisers

    Joy Morrissey – 2021 Comments Criticising Government’s Scientific Advisers

    The comments made by Joy Morrissey, the Conservative MP for Beaconsfield, on Twitter on 15 December 2021.

    Perhaps the unelected covid public health spokesperson should defer to what our elected Members of Parliament and the Prime Minister have decided.

    I know it’s difficult to remember but that’s how democracy works. This is not a public health socialist state.

  • Steve Reed – 2021 Comments on Personal Conduct of Joy Morrissey After Attack on Public Servant

    Steve Reed – 2021 Comments on Personal Conduct of Joy Morrissey After Attack on Public Servant

    The comments made by Steve Reed, the Shadow Justice Secretary, on 16 December 2021.

    It is vital, especially during this pandemic, that our leading scientists have the freedom to give public health advice to the public and to offer their expertise without fear of reprisal.

    As the Omicron variant spreads rapidly through Britain, there must not be any sign of the Government censoring or intimidating our leading scientific experts.

    [the press release in full below]

    Labour has called on the Justice Secretary, Dominic Raab, to force his PPS, Joy Morrissey, to apologise or face the sack over her attack on the Chief Medical Officer.

    In response to Chris Whitty’s comment made yesterday that “people should be prioritising the things that really matter to them”, Morrisey posted an attack on him on social media, suggesting Whitty should “defer to what our ELECTED Members of Parliament and the Prime Minister have decided.”

    Morrissey’s attack on the Chief Medical Officer was followed in the House of Commons by Conservative MPs Steve Baker, Greg Smith and former Health Minister Steve Brine, in a further indication that Boris Johnson’s waning authority over his party is enabling Conservative MPs to undermine crucial public health messaging.

    In response, Steve Reed MP, Labour’s Shadow Justice Secretary, has written to Raab calling the comments “unacceptable and dangerous”.

  • Rachel Reeves – 2021 Comments on Interest Rates Rise

    Rachel Reeves – 2021 Comments on Interest Rates Rise

    The comments made by Rachel Reeves, the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, on 16 December 2021.

    Prices have been soaring and many are feeling the pinch, so families will be concerned about additional pressures on their finances from higher mortgage payments and other debt.

    The Chancellor should get on a plane back from California and get to work on a plan for growth, and crucially a plan to tackle the cost of living crisis.

    That must start immediately by scrapping VAT on household gas and electricity bills to ease some of the burden this winter.